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Music Young Thug Has A Strong Message To Flex On All His Opps Young Thug continues to get a lot of backlash for his new music and his post-YSL RICO trial behavior, but he isn't sweating over criticism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Pregnant Detroit Rapper Siditty Shot & Killed, Family Alleges Targeted Attack Siditty, real name Qualeisha Barnes, was fatally shot in Atlanta. She was reportedly a nursing student in addition to her rap career. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Foolio's Murder Trial Is Underway As All Four Men Face Death Penalty After nearly two full years since Foolio's passing, the rapper's murder trial is getting off the ground as officials narrow down the jury. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Wack 100 Refuses To Believe Gucci Mane Snitched On Pooh Shiesty On "Crash Dummy" Wack 100 argued with DJ Akademiks that Gucci Mane's "Crash Dummy" diss track to Pooh Shiesty is still protected by musical expression. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Sneakers The Air Jordan 9 Boot "Olive" Is Coming Back For The First Time Since 2017 The Air Jordan 9 Boot "Olive" is returning this year marking the first retro of the fan-favorite colorway since its original release. By Ben Atkinson April 10, 2026
Music Ronald Savage, Afrika Bambaataa's First Accuser, Mourns His Passing Despite the history being what it was with Afrika Bambaataa, Ronald Savage is still sending his best to the former's family amid his death. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Everything We Know So Far About The Usher & Chris Brown Tour Chris Brown and Usher will begin their "Raymond & Brown (R&B)" joint tour presumably later this year, and the announcement has fans ecstatic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Sneakers Palace x Nike Air Max 95 NYC Release Ends In Chaos After NYPD Called The Palace x Nike Air Max 95 in-store release at the SoHo NYC location was cancelled after crowds spiraled into chaos as NYPD made arrests. By Ben Atkinson April 10, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Reacts With Disbelief To Gucci Mane's Alleged Police Statement Pooh Shiesty recently had a court hearing over his alleged kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane in Dallas earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Sneakers Steph Curry Wore LeBron's Rookie Shoe And Kyrie's New ANTA Stephen Curry honored LeBron James with the Nike Air Zoom Generation in the tunnel and debuted the unreleased ANTA KAI 3 "Mastery." By Ben Atkinson April 10, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Disgusted With Gucci Mane Over His Pooh Shiesty Diss Track So far, the reactions to Gucci Mane's Pooh Shiesty diss track are less than favorable, and Boosie Badazz is piling on. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Chris Brown & Usher Will Embark On "Raymond & Brown" Joint Tour Usher and Chris Brown have been working together a lot as of late, and we now know what these link-ups will lead to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026