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Music Gucci Mane Breaks His Silence On Pooh Shiesty’s Early Prison Release Yesterday, it was revealed that Pooh Shiesty has been released from prison early after being sentenced to 63 months in 2022. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Dody6 Reveals He's Homeless Despite The Success Of Kendrick Lamar's "Hey Now" Dody6 famously collaborated with Kendrick Lamar on one of the biggest tracks off of his 2024 album, "GNX." By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music Daylyt Takes It There With Brutal Bar About Capital Steez In Ruthless Joey Bada$$ Diss "WRD2MIMVA" Daylyt did drop and then delete a foreboding hint that a Joey Bada$$ diss may be coming just a few days ago. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Music JT Drops Scathing Cardi B Diss Track On Akademiks, Escalating Rap Beef JT releases a fiery diss track aimed at Cardi B, premiering on Akademiks amid their ongoing feud. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks & 6ix9ine Have Drastically Different Takes On Saweetie Escorting Allegations Recently, Saweetie's alleged ex-manager Maybach Mayy took to social media to accuse her of escorting and owing her money. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Drake's UMG Lawsuit Amendment Attempts To Use "The Joe Budden Podcast" As Evidence Against Kendrick Lamar Drake updated his UMG lawsuit to claim Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl and Grammys appearances also defamed his character. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Lil Baby Shocks Fans With New Ink After Previously Dismissing Tattoos Lil Baby does have an upcoming album to roll out very soon, so maybe this is part of a big public image change. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Drake Cheekily References His Leaked Cade Cunningham Bars Cade Cunningham still hasn't reacted to this Drake leak, but fans hope this acknowledgement from the 6ix God previews new music coming soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Takeoff's Alleged Murderer Gets Update On Next Court Date The case is moving at a slow pace. By Cole Blake January 20, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Approves Of Fans Calling Out Jay-Z For TIDAL Deal Nicki Minaj has criticized Jay-Z a lot these days, ever since Lil Wayne was snubbed for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music K. Michelle Confirms She’s A Married Woman While Addressing Career Struggles Ahead Of Country Album K. Michelle has been fighting for acceptance from Country music before Beyoncé entered with Cowboy Carter. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 21, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Unleashes On Jay-Z After Getting Roasted At The Grammys During the Grammy Awards, Trevor Noah made fun of Nicki Minaj for her recent support of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026