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Music 50 Cent Donates Healthy Sum From Diddy Documentary To Domestic Violence Nonprofits 50 Cent is fulfilling a public promise he made during the early stages of creating "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" and it's a beneficial one. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Responds To Backlash Over Donald Trump Jr.'s "Hateful" Shoutout 50 Cent saw many folks react to Donald Trump Jr. wanting to be as big of a hater as him, and he doesn't understand what the fuss is about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Affiliate Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison Over Fatal Car Crash D Dawg pleaded no contest to charges of negligent homicide and illegal carrying of weapons with controlled dangerous substances. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music Joe Budden Says J. Cole’s “The Fall-Off” First-Week Sales End Big Three Debate J. Cole dropped his long-awaited seventh studio album this month, "The Fall-Off," and now he's on his "Trunk Sale" tour. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Looks Frustrated In Mugshot Over Gucci Mane Arrest Pooh Shiesty was denied bond during his detention hearing last week. Since he'll be in jail for the foreseeable future his mugshot was taken. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026
Music Aaron Hall Remains Missing Even After A Private Investigator's Efforts Aaron Hall has left lawyers and a private investigator completely dumbfounded as their many attempts to track him down have gone nowhere. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music Private Investigator In d4vd Case Reveals Timeline For Singer's Tesla As for the Los Angeles Police Department, they still haven't determined a cause of death for the teenager found in d4vd's car. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Kanye West Reveals He Was Suicidal, Apologizes For Anti-Semitism In Full Page "Wall Street Journal" Ad Kanye West has done some inexcusable things over the past four years, and now, he is taking the time to apologize. By Alexander Cole January 26, 2026
Music Drake Angry With DJ Akademiks For Leaking His Snippet On J. Cole's Big Night It appears that Drake did not in fact sign off on DJ Akademiks teasing this snippet. But the question still remains: What's up with J. Cole? By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music AI 2Pac Video Has Social Media Extremely Concerned For The Future In addition to the video of 2Pac, AI-generated videos of other celebrities have been emerging online as well. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Returns To Centennial High School In Compton With Dr. Dre & Will.i.am Kendrick Lamar attended a groundbreaking ceremoni at Centennial High School in Compton alongside Dr. Dre & Will.i.am. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Juvenile Addresses Turk's Controversial Cash Money Tour Exit Turk was having a great time on the Cash Money reunion tour with Juvenile and the rest of the Hot Boys... Until money got in the way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025