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Music Battle Rapper Fox 5 Fatally Shot By NYPD After Machete Attack Fox 5, a Bronx battle rapper, was identified as the man fatally gunned down by the NYPD after injuring a handful of people with a machete. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 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
Music Travis Scott Feeds Into Album Hype With Another Massive Update Travis Scott, fresh off of some recent linkups with Kanye West, seems pretty close to releasing his next solo work. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Poetik Flakko Reveals Identity Of Drakeo The Ruler's Alleged Killer Drakeo The Ruler was fatally stabbed in the neck while a large group of assailants attacked him and his crew at an L.A. festival in 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Chris Blake Claims Drake Is Refusing To Drop "ICEMAN" Drake remains one of the biggest artists in the world, and with "ICEMAN" on the way, there has been speculation about his next move. By Alexander Cole April 02, 2026
Music Kanye West Finally Delivers "Bully" To Fans On Streaming Services In typical Kanye West fashion, the rollout and release concerning the new album "Bully" was turbulent, but fans got it in the end. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls J. Cole Pathetic, Claims TDE Warned Cole About Kendrick Lamar Diss With J. Cole going on a media tour, DJ Akademiks went off on his livestream, claiming that the artist is pathetic for kowtowing to Kendrick. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Gossip Chrisean Rock Shows Off New Video Of Chrisean Jr. As Disability Discourse Continues After some disturbing revelations about Chrisean Jr., Chrisean Rock is back on social media with a new video of her son. By Alexander Cole March 18, 2026
Sneakers Another Look At The Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 Low “Shy Pink” The Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Low OG "Shy Pink" is now rumored for a 2026 release after years of sample speculation. By Ben Atkinson November 16, 2025
Gossip Big Sean Shuts Down Rumors Of A New Girlfriend Amid Alleged Jhene Aiko Split Big Sean didn't seem to address the Jhené Aiko rumors themselves, but he did quickly shut down speculation about him moving on. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music Joe Budden Issues Scathing Response To Oschino: “You Goober Head Bastard” Joe Budden issues a response to Oschino. By Aron A. June 22, 2026
Music Travis Scott Takes New Album To UEFA Champions League Final Fans are hoping Travis Scott's next album drops sooner rather than later after he took a red iPod to watch Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026