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Music Drake Flexes His Gym Gains Amid Hype For New Album "Iceman" Amid other narratives about Drake's musical moves and his place within hip-hop these days, he's just focusing on his grind above all else. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Dr. Khalid Muhammad’s Estate Goes After Public Enemy, Ice Cube & More Over Unlicensed Samples Several iconic hip-hop songs have sampled the words of the late activist, Khalid Muhammad, and his estate wants compensation. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music "Jane" Clashes With Diddy's Defense Lawyer Over Designer Bag Prices During Trial Teny Geragos had a heated exchange with "Jane," the anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim testifying in Diddy's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Critics Of Her Writing Skills In Fiery ASCAP Award Speech The ASCAP Award win comes as Cardi B continues to prepare for the release of her long-awaited sophomore album. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" Draws Middling Opening Day Streams Lil Wayne has not been receiving the most positive feedback for his new album and the streams sort of reflect that. By Zachary Horvath June 07, 2025
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Debates Their Issues With Lil Wayne's New Album "Tha Carter VI" While "The Joe Budden Podcast" had some criticisms of Lil Wayne's new album, they also had praise for "Tha Carter VI" and its lyricism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music “Jane” Alleges She Brought Drugs From Los Angeles To Miami For Diddy Today, one of Diddy's alleged sex trafficking victims, who is testifying anonymously under the pseudonym "Jane," took the stand. By Caroline Fisher June 06, 2025
Music 50 Cent Trolls Diddy And His Alleged Sex Trafficking Victim Amid New Trial Testimony 50 Cent has mocked Diddy all throughout his scandal for misconduct allegations, and the Bad Boy mogul's alleged victims aren't excluded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Pop Culture Adin Ross Reveals He Put DDG In Touch With His Lawyers Amid Halle Bailey Custody Battle DDG recently filed an emergency motion to prevent Halle Bailey from traveling abroad with their son, which was denied. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Music Rick Ross & French Montana Link Up After Fueling Drake & Kendrick Lamar Feud According to French Montana, he and his cars will be at Rick Ross' upcoming car show, which takes place on June 7. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Relationships Brian McKnight Puts His Brother On Blast For Announcing His Son Niko’s Death Last week, it was revealed that Brian McKnight's eldest son Niko passed away following a two-year battle with cancer. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Steven Victor Admits It Took An "Insane" Amount Of Money For Pusha T & Clipse To Leave Def Jam Pusha T recently revealed that he and No Malice are no longer signed to Def Jam ahead of their new album release. By Cole Blake June 03, 2025