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Music Ksoo's Codefendant Found Guilty Of Murder & Burglary Ksoo stands accused of murdering another man back in 2020, and his own father identified him as the alleged shooter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Fails To Chart With "Lonely At The Top" Despite Strong Hype Joey Bada$$ fans were incredibly excited for his return, especially after his pretty resounding win against the West Coast. By Zachary Horvath September 09, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Takes The High Road As Megan Thee Stallion Struggles To Chart With "Whenever" DJ Akademiks argued that Megan Thee Stallion isn't in the same tier as Cardi B, Doja Cat, and Nicki Minaj. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Nessa Diab Clarifies She Respects Jay-Z As An Artist, But Alleged Smear Campaign Against Her Husband, Colin Kaepernick, Was Wrong Nessa Diab joined Nicki Minaj in speaking out about Roc Nation after Minaj began tweeting about legal claims against Desiree Perez. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 19, 2025
Pop Culture NLE Choppa Responds After Being Accused Of Neglecting His Kids NLE Choppa has been facing such damning accusations since September, with the mother of ChoZen, Marissa D'aNae, speaking out first. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Drake Gives Fans A Tour Of His Renovated "Air Drake" Jet Drake will begin his "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" tour with PARTYNEXTDOOR tonight in Birmingham before moving through the UK and Europe this summer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Pop Culture Ice Cube Finally Gets His New "Friday" Movie Approved Ice Cube has been trying to get his fourth "Friday" film off the ground for years at this point. By Cole Blake April 03, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Questions His Alleged Net Worth And Seeks Appeal After Sexual Battery Verdict Soulja Boy also said in court that he has no health insurance as he explained how this civil lawsuit from an abuse accuser drained his cash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar "GNX" Full Credits: SZA, Mustard, Roddy Ricch & More Here's everyone that contributed to Kendrick Lamar's new album. By Aron A. November 22, 2024
Sports Kiké Hernández Trolls Drake During Dodgers’ World Series Celebration Drake had voiced his support for the Blue Jays on several occasions throughout their World Series matchup with the Dodgers. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music New Orleans Police Address Rumor That NBA YoungBoy Is Banned From Performing In Louisiana Reportedly, NBA YoungBoy did not leave New Orleans after his two latest performances, despite being required to. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Charleston White Backs Nicki Minaj In Cardi B Beef Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's recent Twitter fight led Charleston White and many others to revisit this near-decade-long debate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025