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Music Jay-Z Reveals Who Could Defeat Him In A Verzuz Battle There’s been plenty of debate about who could take Jay-Z in a Verzuz battle over the years, and now, his own take has resurfaced. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music New Orleans Police Address Rumor That NBA YoungBoy Is Banned From Performing In Louisiana Reportedly, NBA YoungBoy did not leave New Orleans after his two latest performances, despite being required to. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Drake Finally Chimes In On Rick Ross Performing Their Collabs Without Him Given the amount of collaborations Drake and Rick Ross have, it's hard for both artists to escape the shadow of the other in a live setting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026
Sneakers Will.i.am Wears Nike Alphafly 3 Running Shoes On Grammys Red Carpet Will.i.am wore Nike Alphafly 3 marathon racing shoes on the 2026 Grammys red carpet while discussing AI's future in music. By Ben Atkinson February 03, 2026
Crime Judge Rejects Keefe D’s Motion To Toss Evidence In 2Pac Murder Case The man accused of orchestrating the 1996 murder of 2Pac, Duane "Keefe D" Davis, took a huge loss in court earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music D4vd Allegedly Has Matching Tattoo With 15-Year-Old Found In His Tesla D4vd has been performing on his "Withered" world tour as the investigation in Los Angeles has been going on. By Cole Blake September 17, 2025
Sneakers Steph Curry Warms Up In Brooks Glycerin Max 2 Running Shoes Stephen Curry is breaking out the Brooks Glycerin Max 2 during his warmups in Boston, despite his ongoing injury. By Ben Atkinson March 19, 2026
Gossip Anthony Edwards Settles Paternity Drama With New Baby Mama Ayesha Howard For Good Anthony Edwards was seen backstage talking to Ayesha Howard's other baby daddy, rap star Lil Baby, in October 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 10, 2025
Music Ski Mask The Slump God Shouts Out Cardi B's Single For Sounding Like His Work Both MCs sampled Missy Elliott and Timbaland's "She's A B***h," and Ski clarified that his tweet about the Cardi single wasn't a diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2024
Pop Culture Kick Streamer Konvy Survives Shooting While Live Streaming Adin Ross, who is close to Konvy, confirmed the news during his Kick stream, and also revealed that one of Konvy's friends is hospitalized. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music 50 Cent Threatens To Buy Maino & Jim Jones' Podcast Studio 50 Cent has been targeting Jim Jones and Maino since they criticized his Netflix documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music T.I. Reveals What He Really Thinks Of King Dissing 50 Cent's Mom T.I.'s 21-year-old son, King Harris, sports a t-shirt featuring 50 Cent's late mother in the video for his latest diss track. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026