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Music 50 Cent Takes A Shot At Kanye West & Bianca Censori Over Near-Nude Outfit Bianca Censori has made countless headlines for her revealing outfits since marrying Kanye West back in 2022. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Crashes Out Over Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Freestyle DJ Akademiks reacted to Jay-Z dissing Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Dame Dash, Tory Lanez, and more with his Roots Picnic freestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music Kim Kardashian & Kris Jenner Hit Ray J With Lawsuit For Alleged Defamation This latest lawsuit against Ray J alleges that he's been "unable to accept the end of his fleeting relationship" with Kim Kardashian. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Jay-Z Believes Drake & Kendrick Lamar's Beef Is Proof That Battling Has Gone Too Far Jay-Z recently spoke with GQ, where he said that rap battles are losing their place in the culture after Drake & Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music R Kelly Takes Another Loss In Court As Judge Refuses To Remove Prosecutors From Case A judge recently called R Kelly's request to disqualify the U.S. Attorney’s Office from his case was "extreme." By Caroline Fisher August 20, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Slams Jim Jones Over Treatment Of Mel Murda After Prison Release Last month, Mel Murda was released from prison after spending six years behind bars, and Jim Jones picked him up at a train station. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Joe Budden Weighs Whether 50 Cent & T.I.'s Feud Has Gone Too Far 50 Cent and T.I. have been trading shots on social media in recent days, with King Harris even getting in on the action. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music Drake Fuels New Album Excitement With Cutdown Version Of “ICEMAN” Episode 3 Drake continues to tease his upcoming ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which is rumored to be dropping before the end of the year. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music Cam’ron Fights With With Ex On-Air After Calling Her A “Bad Investment” Cam'ron didn't hold back at all. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Alicia Andrews Found Guilty On Lesser Charges Alicia Andrews stood accused of following Foolio across multiple places along with four other codefendants before they allegedly murdered him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Pleasure P Speaks On Slick'em Hound's Absence From Pretty Ricky Verzuz B2K B2K's Omarion clarified his comments about Slick'em Hound at the Pretty Ricky Verzuz, and Pleasure P addressed Slick'em's absence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Big Sean Denies Fake Ab Allegations As Social Media Users Compare Him To Drake According to Big Sean, his physique is all natural, despite whatever social media sleuths have to say about it. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025