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Music Houston Hip-Hop Legend Michael "5000" Watts Passes Away At 52 Michael "5000" Watts founded the Swishahouse label in Houston and was instrumental in chopped–and–screwed's rise in hip-hop culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Cardi B Secures Another Legal Win In Failed Assault Case From Security Guard Cardi B emerged victorious in an assault case from security guard Emani Ellis, who accused Cardi of assaulting her in 2018. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Set To Honor D’Angelo And Roberta Flack With Special Tribute At The 2026 GRAMMYs Lauryn Hill will lead the tribute for the two figures. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Ray J Reveals He’s Currently On Nine Different Medications As He Faces Serious Health Concerns Prayers up for Ray J! By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Lil Durk & India Royale Detail Home Invasion Shootout In New Body Cam Clip The incident in question happened back in 2021 in Atlanta, and Lil Durk and India Royale have much more to deal with now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Lyrics About Drake Are Aging Like Fine Wine Amid Top5 Beef Top5 has been furious with Drake for promoting Pressa's new album, "Press Machine II," on his Instagram Story By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Wale Reflects On Distance With Drake And Painful Kid Cudi Fallout Wale spoke candidly and earnestly about his industry relationships with Kid Cudi and Drake amid the release of his new album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Ja Rule Accuses 50 Cent Of Allegedly Being "No Different" Than Diddy Folks who thought Ja Rule would stop at calling 50 Cent a snitch over executive producing a Diddy doc might want a refresher on their feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Says He Won't Trust Celebrities After 50 Cent Diddy Doc Waka Flocka Flame's comments on the 50 Cent-executive-produced Diddy docuseries "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" are ironic given his Trump views. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Victoria Monet Reveals She Hopes To Land A Drake Collab One Day Victoria Monét previously said she'd love to work with Kendrick Lamar, so this recent praise raised many Drake fans' eyebrows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music Clipse Hilariously Refuse To Acknowledge Other Rap Songs From This Year Pusha T and Malice return to Reddit for a new AMA, where they refuse to acknowledge other rap songs released this year. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Music MBNel Targeted In Deadly Mass Shooting At Children’s Birthday Party Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi has already addressed the violent incident, blaming it on gang violence in a statement. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025