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Music 50 Cent Sued By Former Staffer Over Alleged Retaliation And Harassment The former staffer alleges that things crossed a line when she refused to carry out certain requests. By Tallie Spencer April 30, 2026
Music Fat Joe Scores Court Win As Judge Calls Out Attorney’s Pattern Of Behavior Fat Joe secures a stronger position in this legal battle. By Tallie Spencer April 30, 2026
Music Offset Accuses Security Guard Of Spitting On Him Before Dispensary Brawl Offset is currently being sued by a security guard named Jim Sanchez, who alleges the rapper punched him in the face last March. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music Meek Mill Drops Fiery “In My Eyes” Freestyle Ahead Of New Album In Meek Mill's new freestyle, he takes shots at his foes, brags about his riches, laments the cost of fame, and more. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Pop Culture PlaqueBoyMax Blasts Doja Cat Fans For Hating On Him Doja Cat has already apologized for her Twitch moderators banning PlaqueBoyMax from her stream, earlier this week. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Drake Looked Absolutely Giddy At Karol G's Toronto Show Drake was in Toronto on Wednesday night to take in Karol G's most recent show, which had a sold out crowd. By Alexander Cole July 30, 2026
Music Jay-Z Says Tony Buzbee Misled Client & Court In New Legal Filing A federal judge will decide whether Jay-Z can expand his lawsuit against Tony Buzbee with a rare attorney deceit claim under New York law. By Erika Marie July 29, 2026
Music Tay Keith's Large Estate Detailed in New Court Docs Court documents detail the assets Tay Keith left behind. By Aron A. July 28, 2026
Numbers Future On Track For Impressive First Week Sales With "The Real Me" Future just dropped off his new album, "The Real Me," and fans are certainly showing their support, as reflected by projected sales. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Future's Artist Doe Boy Challenges NBA YoungBoy To Fight After Diss NBA YoungBoy recently dropped a diss track against Future and continued to taunt the Freebandz crew by dissing Doe Boy on his Instagram post. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music What Do Trippie Redd & Melle Mel Have In Common? When Revolutionaries Become Gatekeepers Trippie Redd's criticism of the new generation reflects a recurring tension in hip-hop, where the revolutionaries who push the genre forward eventually become the gatekeepers resisting its next evolution. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims JAŸ-Z Cut Him Off To Build His Image As A Mogul Dame Dash discusses one of the final conversations he had with JAŸ-Z. By Aron A. October 08, 2026