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Music Stephen A Smith Mistakenly Refers To Christian Kirk As "Charlie Kirk" Stephen A Smith was discussing Christian Kirk's performance in the Houston Texans' 30-6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Hit With New Federal Charges For Supervised Release Violations 6ix9ine still faces a mountain of legal trouble, although it hasn't stopped him from dissing Young Thug over his snitching drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Music Tina Knowles Clarifies Viral Rumi Interaction During Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER" Tour Tina Knowles joined Beyonce, Blue Ivy, and Rumi onstage during the "COWBOY CARTER" tour to celebrate her new book. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Drake’s Attorneys Call Out UMG’s Motion To Dismiss Allegedly Ignoring The Millions of People Who Believe The Allegations In “Not Like Us” Drake released his joint album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, with PartyNextDoor while beginning a legal battle with UMG over defamation. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 31, 2025
Music Young Thug Drops Hilarious Brian Steel Merch Ahead Of New Album, "UY Scuti" Brian Steel previously served as Young Thug's defense attorney during the viral YSL RICO case during the last several years. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Wack 100 Says Young Thug Is "More Dangerous" Than 6ix9ine Amid Snitching Allegations Wack 100 has been one of many leading the charge that Young Thug is a snitch, but he believes that he's the biggest one out there right now. By Zachary Horvath September 08, 2025
Music 21 Savage Fans Try And Guess Who He Thinks Is Being "Corny" Right Now 21 Savage could be talking about a whole bunch of people with this harsh critique. One name that comes to mind though is 6ix9ine. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Thanks 50 Cent For Going Above & Beyond To Support Him In Jail In addition to 50 Cent, Fetty Wap also thanked artists like Coi Leray and Chief Keef for supporting him during his time in prison. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Stuns On The Cover Of "Vogue Italia" Nicki Minaj discussed where she's at with a new album, her experiences with motherhood, and more in the interview. By Cole Blake May 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Questions What Diddy Allegedly Did To Kid Cudi’s Dog Over Cassie Fling 50 Cent has been pretty vocal throughout Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial so far, and fans aren't surprised. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music Alleged Diddy Sex Worker & Dancer "The Punisher" React To Jail Sentence Diddy's 50-month prison sentence was very controversial, but even the folks that were tied to the case had initially differing views. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Mustard Calls Drake Out At Coachella While Playing "Not Like Us" The day after this Mustard Coachella set, Kendrick Lamar also threw shade at Drake at the opening of his "Grand National" tour with SZA. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025