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Music Kanye West Reportedly Filmed DJ Akademiks Interview Wearing "All Black Costume" Kanye West tweets are one thing, but the rapper allegedly did an interview wearing an extremely controversial outfit. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025
Music Cash Out Sentenced To Life In Prison After Being Found Guilty Of Sex Trafficking Cash Out is best known for his breakthrough single "Cashin' Out," which he released back in 2011 on his mixtape "It's My Time." By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music YNW Bortlen Appears To Address Plea Deal In YNW Melly Case YNW Bortlen took a plea deal on September 9, and is insistent that he did not (and will not) snitch on YNW Melly for his freedom. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Dody6 Apologizes For Dissing Kendrick Lamar After Revealing He’s Homeless Dody6 recently claimed that collaborating with Kendrick Lamar on "GNX" did nothing to change his circumstances. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent Once Again Finishes 2025 As New York's Top Rapper On YouTube 50 Cent will be celebrating New Year's Eve with three seperate performances before the clock strikes midnight. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music Doechii Sparks Explosive Debate With Her Controversial Dating Red Flag Doechii has been open about her sexuality, revealing in past interviews that she's bisexual and claiming to have a girlfriend in December. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Music Kanye West Is Reportedly Furious With Clavicular & Sneako For Requesting "HH" In The Club Kanye West originally released the song as "Heil Hitler," in May 2025 while he was still praising the Nazis. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Responds To Backlash Over Donald Trump Jr.'s "Hateful" Shoutout 50 Cent saw many folks react to Donald Trump Jr. wanting to be as big of a hater as him, and he doesn't understand what the fuss is about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Music Private Investigator In d4vd Case Reveals Timeline For Singer's Tesla As for the Los Angeles Police Department, they still haven't determined a cause of death for the teenager found in d4vd's car. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Drake Having Difficulty Selling Out Shows In Perth Less Than A Day Before His Tour Begins Is 2025 going to be another uphill battle for The Boy? By Zachary Horvath February 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Hints At Something For Kendrick Lamar Coming From Drake On Lil Wayne's "The Carter 6" DJ Akademiks has been a strong supporter of Drake following the feud with Kendrick Lamar. He said Lamar's GNX is not a classic album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 05, 2025
Music Burna Boy Responds To Backlash After Kicking Fan Out Of Concert: "Did I Tell You To Be My Fans?" Burna Boy doubled down on his decision. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025