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Sneakers Zadeh Kicks Founder Sentenced To Prison For $80 Million Sneaker Fraud Zadeh Kicks founder Michael Malekzadeh was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for an $80 million sneaker fraud scheme. By Ben Atkinson January 07, 2026
Crime YNW Bortlen Breaks Silence On Plea Deal In YNW Melly Case Earlier this week, YNW Melly's co-defendant YNW Bortlen pleaded no contest to accessory after the fact and witness tampering charges. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025
Music Big L's Family Shares Statement On His Upcoming Album For Mass Appeal's "Legend Has It" Series Via a statement on the Big L Instagram, his family noted how much of the late rapper's classic material is no longer on streaming services. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Reportedly Refused Plea Deal, Would Have Served Four Years Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month. By Caroline Fisher September 07, 2023
Music Wallie The Sensei Capitalizes On Kendrick Lamar Hype By Signing To Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Imprint The signing comes as Travis Scott is gearing up for the release of his next collaborative project, "Jackboys 2." By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Music Jahna Sebastian Accuses Swizz Beatz Of Kidnapping Daughter And Rape Jahna Sebastian, ex-partner of Swizz Beatz, also recently accused him and Alicia Keys of enabling their daughter Nicole's bad habits. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Sports Steph Curry Balls Out In Vibrant Nike Kobe 6 "Total Orange" Steph Curry scored 31 points wearing the Nike Kobe 6 "Total Orange" leading the Warriors to a comeback win against Utah. By Ben Atkinson January 04, 2026
Music Mal Claims Drake's New Album "Iceman" Has A "Bomb" On It The last time Mal and others spoke on Drake-related "bombs" was during the Kendrick Lamar battle. Are we actually getting a round two? By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Is Potentially Facing Another Delay If this holds true, then this will be the eighth time that Kanye West has pushed "Bully" back within the last year. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Music GloRilla's Sister Blasts Finesse2tymes While Glo Continues To Troll Her GloRilla's sister's accusations that Glo is financially neglecting her family caught reactions from Finesse2tymes and plenty of other rappers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Pharrell Seemingly Clowns Kanye West For Peeing On His Grammy Pharrell launched this apparent Kanye West jab during an interview with Billboard alongside Clipse for their new album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Ky Frost Breaks His Silence Amid T-Hood Shooting Allegations T-Hood was shot multiple times at his home in Snellville, Georgia in August, leading to his untimely death. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2025