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Music 6ix9ine Claims He's Going Back To Jail Because A Close Friend Snitched On Him 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release in 2025 and will spend the next three months in jail. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Travis Scott Shockingly Brings Out Kanye West At Japan Show After Beef Kanye West previously blasted Travis Scott for allegedly taking him off of his "UTOPIA" album for no reason in 2023. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music Fans Are Giving Up On A$AP Rocky Following His Latest Comments On "DON'T BE DUMB" Fans have been feeling this way about A$AP Rocky for the last year, so this now begs the question, "Will he scrap the album?" By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Original Content Drake Tours, By The Numbers: A Complete Ranking Of Box Office Revenue Drake has been on several different tours since 2010, and this is a look back at the enormous numbers he's racked up over the years. By Devin Morton August 16, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Offered Features In Exchange For Weed In Korea, Ben Baller Says Snoop Dogg once offered to record and clear a verse for anyone who can get him weed in Korea. By Aron A. March 29, 2023
Music Young Thug Announces New Album "DBC (Day Before Coachella)" Young Thug seemingly has a new album ready to go just months after dropping his comeback LP, "UY SCUTI," after the YSL RICO trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims He Has The Release Date For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake has been teasing "ICEMAN" for months and months now, and the hype from DJ Akademiks and the wider OVO fanbase is reaching peak levels. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Poetik Flakko Reveals Identity Of Drakeo The Ruler's Alleged Killer Drakeo The Ruler was fatally stabbed in the neck while a large group of assailants attacked him and his crew at an L.A. festival in 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music North West Shows Off Her Producing Talents With Beat Snippet North West had a lot of involvement with her dad's first "Vultures" album in 2024, so it's not a surprise that she's experimenting. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Breaks Silence In First On-Camera Interview With NBC: "I Believe I Was Wrongfully Convicted" "The amount of new evidence that has emerged since that trial has been overwhelming," Lanez said. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Music King Harris Disrespects 50 Cent's Late Mother In Wild Rant 50 Cent has been at odds with T.I. in recent days and now the rapper's son, King Harris, is getting in on the action. By Cole Blake February 23, 2026
Music Rick Ross' Oldest Daughter Puts Him On Blast For Not Acting His Age In just about a month, Rick Ross will be turning 50, a major life achievement. However, his daughter Toie has some harsh words for her pops. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025