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Music Kanye West Explodes On Shopify During Yet Another Epic Tirade Kanye West spent his weekend livestreaming with Sneako and has been making several headlines for his antics. By Cole Blake May 05, 2025
Music Lil Durk Case Takes A Turn As Young Thug's Infamous Lawyer Joins The Fight Lil Durk is facing a tough murder-for-hire case, and now, it appears as though he is about to get himself one of the best lawyers around. By Alexander Cole March 09, 2026
Music Soulja Boy Celebrates Release From Jail After Prosecutors Reject Gun Charge Earlier this week, Soulja Boy was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a traffic stop in Los Angeles. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Funk Flex Takes Over Ebro's Hot 97's Slot After "In The Morning" Gets Axed Funkmaster Flex went through his own Hot 97 changes recently, which Ebro Darden, Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez are the latest to face. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Diddy Hit With Two Shocking Sexual Assault Lawsuits After Receiving Prison Sentence Diddy has two more sexual assault lawsuits as he faces more legal trouble on top of getting hit with a 50-month prison sentence last week. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Claims Cassie Is Just As Guilty As Diddy After Trial Verdict A jury found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in his criminal trial in New York City on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Pusha T Discusses Kendrick Lamar's Appearance On Clipse's Forthcoming Album Pusha T sat down to discuss the forthcoming Clipse album and explain exactly why Kendrick Lamar appears on it. By Devin Morton July 09, 2025
Music Young Thug Goes Viral For Inspirational Speech At Florida International University Young Thug recently took the stage at Florida International University to share some words of wisdom with students. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026
Music Brendan Paul Denies Being Diddy's Drug Mule And Claims He Was Allegedly Instructed To Buy Drugs Brendan Paul took the stand in Diddy's trial on Friday, June 20, and gave witness testimony about Sean Combs' alleged "freak-offs." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Lil Wayne & Bono’s Unreleased “Tha Carter VI” Track Featured In NBA Finals Commercial Lil Wayne is gearing up to drop his eagerly anticipated new album "Tha Carter VI," which is slated for release tomorrow. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Music Master P Shares An Update On Young Bleed And Asks For Prayers Young Bleed suffered a medical emergency and was taken to the ICU after his performance on "Verzuz" over the weekend. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music 23 Brazy Hit With 58-Year Prison Sentence For Shooting Of A 10-Year-Old Authorities originally arrested 23 Brazy after she evaded police for 10 months between August 2023 and June 2024. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025