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Music Lil Durk Claims He's Spent Four Months In Solitary Confinement, Friends Have Left Him Behind Lil Durk has been behind bars since 2024, when he was arrested for allegedly orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Pusha T Suggests That Clipse Album Will Drop Right After He Receives One More Mystery Feature There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the guests on this Clipse album, and so far, we know at least four of them for sure. By Zachary Horvath May 12, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & Benny The Butcher Might Have Finally Squashed Their Beef Recently, Freddie Gibbs and Benny The Butcher were spotted chatting at an airport in Paris, prompting fans to speculate. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music 50 Cent Makes It Clear He Has No Gang Ties By Distancing Himself From Embattled G-Unit MC 50 Cent recently reacted to former G-Unit rapper Bang Em Smurf seeking asylum in the United Kingdom due to alleged gang threats in Trinidad. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 12, 2025
TV "The Rap Game" Winners: Where Are They Now? A rundown of all winners of The Rap Game TV show, from Season 1's Latto to Season 5's Tyeler Reign. See what the artists have been up to. By Michael Lusigi May 17, 2023
Music Sexyy Red & Kevin Hart Create A Viral Moment After The Rap Star Discover Height Difference Sexyy Red has had a breakthrough 2025 with collaborations alongside Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, PlaqueboyMax, and Drake. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 03, 2025
Music JID Defends J Cole's Kendrick Lamar Apology JID believes that J Cole has done too much for his Dreamville artists to lose sleep over an apology to Kendrick Lamar for a diss track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025
Music Harvey Weinstein’s Attorney Shares His Prediction About Diddy’s Case Diddy was arrested last year and hit with charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering, and his trial began in May. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2025
Music Drake Roasted After Delivering A Cryptic Message On Instagram Today, Drake dropped off a series of new photos on Instagram, but his caption is what caught social media users' attention the most. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Rallies The Troops To Get "Donda 2" Released On Streaming As Quickly As Possible Kanye West is an artist who is constantly working, however, his methods of getting things done don't always work out for his collaborators. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake Are Neck-&-Neck In Total Album Sales This Year Kendrick Lamar put out his latest album, "GNX," back in November while Drake released "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" in February. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Vows To Stop Discussing Jay-Z After Joking About Black Vans Outside His Home According to DJ Akademiks, he's officially waving a "white flag" after years of publicly criticizing Jay-Z and Roc Nation. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025