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Original Content What Happened To Backpack Rap? We document the rise and fall of the subgenre known as backpack rap. By Robert Blair June 22, 2022
Music Rod Wave's Lawyers Claim He Was "Profiled" In Gun Charge Arrest In Atlanta Rod Wave has since posted bail, but it's clear that his legal team is not happy that their client was still arrested, and unjustly so. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025
Gossip Free From "106 & Park" Responds To Allegation That Jay-Z & Her Had A Baby There are a lot of Hov rumors floating around these days. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2024
TV "Bernie Mac Show" Star Camille Winbush Is Now Doing OnlyFans After Residuals From The Show Stopped Camille is not ashamed of how she makes a living. By Jamil David June 13, 2024
Streetwear Cactus Plant Flea Market x Nike Spring 2026 Collection The Cactus Plant Flea Market x Nike Spring 2026 Collection is coming soon, promising bold design and premium streetwear energy. By Ben Atkinson October 18, 2025
Music UMG Motions To Dismiss Salt-N-Pepa's Lawsuit Over Masters Ownership Salt-N-Pepa first brought this lawsuit against Universal Music Group in May, seeking control of their master recordings. By Devin Morton July 18, 2025
TV Stunna Girl Accuses Zeus CEO Of Sleeping With "Baddies" Cast Members, He Fires Back "They think they're out here clearing something but they need to focus on clearing those records that's not coming out," Plummer claims. By Caroline Fisher January 17, 2024
Music Pras Fails To Avoid Prison In Conspiracy Appeal, But It's Not All Bad News Pras received a 14-year prison sentence for charges of money laundering, conspiracy, foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
News 2 Men Charged In Murder Of Dex Osama Two men have been charged in the murder of Detroit rapper Dex Osama. By Angus Walker October 24, 2015
Music Armon Wiggins Apologizes For Baby Oil Antics Outside Of Diddy's Trial Armon Wiggins was among a crowd of supporters as the jury found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music GloRilla Speaks Out Against Shocking Arrest After Home Invasion Back in July, burglars stole over $700K of items from GloRilla's Georgia home, and she was arrested shortly after. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Drake’s “For All The Dogs” Reaches Major Chart Milestone Years After Release Drake is currently gearing up to drop his ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which does not have an official release date. By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025