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Music Ja Rule Reflects On Viral Airplane Confrontation With Uncle Murda & Tony Yayo During a recent appearance on the "TODAY" show, Ja Rule said that he has a responsibility to set a good example. By Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026
Music DDG Reveals He Made More Money In 30 Days Of Streaming Than From His Entire Record Deal DDG discussed the financial side of his streaming career as well as his record contract at ComplexCon on Sunday. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Compares Himself To Pop Smoke In Touching Tribute Post 50 Cent was one of the biggest established rappers in Pop Smoke's corner during his meteoric rise in the industry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Keefe D Wants Court To Throw Out Evidence In Tupac Murder Case Duane "Keefe D" Davis, also referred to as Keffe D, recently had his trial for Tupac Shakur's murder delayed due to overwhelming evidence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music Blueface Chokes Zendaya's Wax Figure And Creeps Up On Kylie Jenner's Blueface uploaded some bizarre videos of him interacting with wax figures of Zendaya and Kylie Jenner while at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Sports Kendrick Lamar Allegedly Spotted Laying Low At USC Basketball Game Kendrick Lamar isn't always seen in public like this, so it's no surprise that this latest spotting is drawing some attention. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Druski’s Taps Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, & Rick Ross As House Guests For Season 2 of “Coulda Been House” Druski’s “Coulda Been House” is a popular episodic series that showcases the entertainer auditioning a variety of characters. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Eviscerates Ebro For Being Wrong About Lil Uzi Vert Ebro recently called his predictions about Lil Uzi Vert's career "the gift that keeps on giving," even if fans are mostly clowning him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026
Music d4vd's Former Mansion Tied To Celeste Rivas Discovery Will Go Up For Rent We have gotten a few massive updates in the Celeste Rivas case recently, whose dead body was found in a Tesla registered to d4vd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Jay-Z Reveals Why He Chose Kendrick Lamar For Super Bowl Amid Drake Beef Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance sparked some serious controversy, but Jay-Z stands by his decision. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Travis Scott Has Very High Praise For Tame Impala's New Album "Deadbeat" Travis Scott previously enlisted Kevin Parker to help craft "SKELETONS" off of his massive 2018 album "ASTROWORLD." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music EsDeeKid Passes Michael Jackson In Daily Streams On Spotify EsDeeKid is climbing up the Spotify charts after teaming up with Timothée Chalamet on a remix of "4 Raws." By Cole Blake December 23, 2025