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Music DJ Akademiks Confronts Lil Rod About Diddy Allegations Involving Minors Producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones filed a lawsuit against Diddy last February, alleging that he was sexually assaulted, harassed, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 04, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Diddy Trial Jury Reaching Partial Verdict In Sex Trafficking Trial The jury in Diddy's criminal trial will continue deliberating today and a full verdict could come in at any moment. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Rick Ross Has Internet Cackling For This Image That Trolls Drake's Suspicious Abs Ever since Drake responded to Rick Ross's IG unfollow with "Push Ups" last year, the latter has taunted the former to no end on social media. By Zachary Horvath July 01, 2025
Music 50 Cent Confirms Nelly's Story About Making Him Apologize To Ashanti Nelly and Ashanti reflected on a hilarious run-in with 50 Cent during an appearance on the "Joe and Jada" podcast. By Cole Blake June 29, 2025
Music Lil Baby Gets No Sympathy Online For Complaining About Leaks Lil Baby has another album to drop in 2025, so he obviously wants "Dominique" to stay as much in the vault as possible until release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Goes Scorched Earth On Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Future & More In Unhinged Twitter Rant According to Kanye West, there are several other artists who deserved a Super Bowl Halftime Show before Kendrick Lamar, including Drake. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims 50 Cent As "One Of My Favorite People" Amid His Latest Twitter Tirade Amid his handful of explosions on Twitter lately, Kanye West has taken time to give certain figures their props if he feels they deserve it. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Team Mocks Injured Witness During Ongoing Civil Trial Milo Yiannopoulos questioned the credibility of the witness while speaking about the case publicly. By Tallie Spencer March 05, 2026
Music Spotify Unveils "Hip-Hop's Next Leaders" And Fans Are Less Than Impressed Spotify has a new campaign going on about "Hip-Hop's Next Leaders," but the choices are not exactly going over well right now. By Alexander Cole February 25, 2026
Music Lil Poppa Memorial Shooting Sends Four Victims To Hospital Lil Poppa's life was being celebrated at a memorial service over the weekend, but it was sadly interrupted by a gunman still on the run. By Zachary Horvath February 23, 2026
Music Ja Rule Reflects On Viral Airplane Confrontation With Uncle Murda & Tony Yayo During a recent appearance on the "TODAY" show, Ja Rule said that he has a responsibility to set a good example. By Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026
Music J. Cole Fans Revisit DMX's Praise Of Him After "The Fall-Off" Homage J. Cole interpolated DMX's classic "How It's Goin' Down" hook on the chorus to "Life Sentence" off of his new album"The Fall-Off." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026