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Music Max B Has Finally Been Released From Prison Max B's original 75-year prison sentence went down to 20 after he was able to plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music DJ Premier Is Furious With D’Angelo Funeral Attendees For Filming The Service Legendary singer D’Angelo died amid a private battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 51, last month. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Rod Wave’s Legal Battle Over $27 Million Tour Problems Escalates Earlier this year, Rod Wave's former concert promoter Grizzly Touring LLC hit him with a massive $27 million lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Denies Rumors That He Was Involved In Konvy Shooting Lil Tjay also denied posting emojis in reaction to Konvy being shot at in The Bronx during his Kick livestream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Sneakers Icebox Jewelers Ices Out Lil Yachty's Nike Air Force 1 Lace Dubraes Atlanta jeweler Icebox created custom diamond-encrusted "AF1" lace dubraes for Lil Yachty's vibrant green, yellow, and orange AF1. By Ben Atkinson January 11, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Will Not Go To Prison Over His Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz reportedly received a sentence of time served, a $50,000 fine, and 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Mary J Blige Secures Legal Victory As Misa Hylton’s Lawsuit Is Dismissed A judge has ruled that Misa Hylton's failure to respond to Mary J Blige's dismissal motion “constitutes the abandonment” of her claims. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Lil Baby Overtakes 21 Savage For The Highest-Charting Rap Album On Apple Music Lil Baby and 21 Savage both ended 2025 on a high note with their new albums, but the former as a little bit of a leg up to start 2026. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Jim Jones' DJ Denies Rumor That 50 Cent Paid Him To Sabotage Capo's Set When DJ Drewski played 50 Cent's "Many Men" before Jim Jones' set, many fans wrongfully assumed that Fif organized this discrepancy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
Music Joe Budden Suggests He Wants To Reconnect With Charlamagne Tha God Joe Budden and Charlamagne Tha God are believed to have a strained relationship, but it sounds like it's trending in the right direction. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Music Dionne Warwick Hit With Lawsuit By Company That Negotiated Doja Cat Sample Deal In a new lawsuit, Artist Rights Enforcement Corp accuses Dionne Warwick of trying to dodge a 50% royalty split agreement. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Continues Roasting Ebro Over Canceled Hot 97 Show Ebro confirmed that Hot 97 canceled his long-running radio show, "Ebro in the Morning.," in a post online, last week. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025