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Music Megan Thee Stallion's Latest Snippet Proves She's Done With Her Wifey Era Megan Thee Stallion remains one of the biggest artists in rap, and following her breakup with Klay Thompson, fans want new music. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Drake Claps Back At Fan Who Claims "CLB" Has The Worst Cover Ever Drake was clowned for his artwork choice for "Certified Lover Boy" when it released and it seems some hold it in low regard all time too. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Cardi B During Stream To Praise Her Verse On Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” According to DJ Akademiks, he and Cardi B have mutual respect for one another, even though they don't always agree. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Meek Mill Gifts Gillie Da Kid Iced-Out Chain Of His Late Son YNG Cheese Meek Mill and Gillie Da Kid go back, and the former was one of the first to reach out following YNG Cheese's tragic death. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Music Chris Gotti Slams Ashanti For Not Reaching Out After Irv Gotti's Death Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti passed away at the age of 54 on February 5, 2025, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Kodak Black Claims He’ll Never Sign Another Artist During Heated Rant Recently, Kodak Black hopped online to vent about some of the issues he's run into since launching his Sniper Gang label. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Hires Lobbyists As He Pushes For Donald Trump Pardon Boosie Badazz has been pleading Donald Trump for a presidential pardon for several months, and now, his sentencing is just weeks away. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music 50 Cent Calls Diddy His "Favorite Villain" While Denying Any Personal Beef 50 Cent executive produced the "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" docuseries about Diddy, which the Bad Boy mogul is not very happy about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Has An Out-Of-Body Experience As Drake Announces Triple-Album Release DJ Akademiks was live on stream last night when Drake came through with the announcement that he was dropping three albums. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Labels Yung Miami The "Nucleus" Of The Diddy Allegations Diddy will be returning to the courtroom in October for a hearing to determine his sentence following his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
TV Erica Mena Speaks Out After Contestant On Her Dating Show Is Murdered Erica Mena shared a warm tribute for Jardyn “Pee Wee” Walker. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Under Fire For Dissing His Own Son The mother of one of NBA YoungBoy's several kids, Arcola, recently took to social media to put him on blast. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026