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Music Warden Says Foolio Murderer Shouldn't Get Death Penalty So He Can Be Put To Work Four people were convicted of rapper Foolio's murder, and while prosecutors want the death penalty, a warden has other ideas. By Erika Marie May 13, 2026
Music Tyrese Accosts Kevin McCall For Claiming He Refused To Help Him Kevin McCall had complained about Tyrese during a recent interview, alleging that he refused to help him out when he was homeless. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music Brian Steel Reportedly Cries While Defending Diddy At Sentencing Diddy's sentencing hearing today (Friday, October 3) has heard from his staunchest supporters and his most critical colleagues. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Judge Scolds Lil Durk Fans For Giving "Free Durk" Postcards In Courtroom The judge in the Lil Durk case reportedly warned fans they could be prosecuted for contempt of court due to their actions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Wack 100 Uses Alec Baldwin To Highlight A Double Standard With Rappers Alec Baldwin had charges of involuntary manslaughter dismissed regarding the shooting on the set of "Rust." By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Officer Shocked By Playboi Carti's Fame In Traffic Stop Footage This traffic stop footage seems to be from Playboi Carti's Utah detainment over an alleged assault incident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026
Music Summer Walker Unveils Impressive List Of Features For Upcoming Album, “Finally Over It” Summer Walker's highly anticipated third studio album, "Finally Over It," is slated for release on November 11. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
Politics MAGA Supporters Let Cardi B Hear It After Threatening To Leave The U.S. Cardi B has been incredibly vocal about her disliking of the Trump administration, but her latest comments really set his supporters off. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Allegedly Scolded Handyman For Kim Kardashian & Bianca Censori Mix-Up A handyman named Jeromy Holding recently took the stand amid Kanye West's ongoing legal battle against Tony Saxon. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Finally Gets His OVO Chain From Drake DJ Akademiks has always been a huge Drake supporter, and that support paid off with some OVO hardware from the man himself. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Sports Mysonne Claims Kaepernick Disappeared From Protest Movement Before Settlement With NFL Mysonne reflected on the Kaepernick protest, claiming the former NFL star stopped communicating with organizers after settling with the league. By Erika Marie July 23, 2026
Music The Weeknd Secures Forward-Thinking Catalog Partnership In The Billions The Weeknd continues to make big money moves and this latest one is also pretty innovative and could be the future. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025