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Music Erica Banks Arrested For Alleged Intent To Distribute Ecstasy Yesterday, Erica Banks was booked into the Dekalb County Jail on a charge of drug possession with intent to distribute. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Has Some Things Up His Sleeve” For 2026 During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music The Weeknd Eyes $1 Billion Catalog Deal The Weeknd is currently his "After Hours Til Dawn" tour, and has recently hit cities like Atlanta, Miami, Denver, and more. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music 21 Savage Shares Heartbreaking THF Bayzoo Tribute Following His Death 21 Savage is one of the first rappers to speak about the passing of THF Bayzoo, a close affiliate of Lil Durk's who passed this weekend. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Viral Latto Goes Wild For Drake's "NOKIA" During Tylil Stream With Her Sister Brooklyn Nikole Drake and Latto have one collaboration in "Housekeeping Knows," but they continue to show they are massive fans of one another. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Blacklisting Artists In Secret Footage Diddy's image has already been tarnished to a great degree, but this latest accusation makes things even worse. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 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
Gossip Tory Lanez Allegedly Sends GloRilla's Sister Money After She Called Glo Out Tory Lanez's team has yet to confirm this rumor from GloRilla's sister at press time, but it adds another layer to this surprising story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music Finesse2tymes Battles For Custody Of Daughter Following Her Mother’s Death According to Finesse2tymes, the mother of one of his children recently passed away, and now her family is seeking child support. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Pop Culture Cesar Pina Must Follow Strict Curfew And Refrain From Real Estate Sales Before Fraud Sentencing Pina's still looking for a plea deal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 17, 2025
Music Skepta Claims U.K. Rappers Can Beat American Rappers In A Rap Battle, Joyner Lucas Responds Skepta is one of the biggest names in U.K. hip hop, having produced a unique rhyme style and crossover appeal. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 07, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals Why He Dissed Drake On “Don’t Be Dumb” During a recent interview with Ebro for Apple Music, A$AP Rocky set the record straight about his beef with Drake. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026