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Music Salt-N-Pepa Call Out UMG As Fiery Legal Battle Continues Salt-N-Pepa have filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group in an effort to regain control of their master recordings. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Gunna Announces Release Date Of Final Album Under YSL “The Last Wun” Gunna officially announced his upcoming sixth studio album "The Last Wun" today, which will follow 2024's "One Of Wun." By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Music Kodak Black Receives Second Key To The City In A Matter of Weeks In Florida Kodak Black recently paid the rent for his hometown’s housing community for months before it received widespread media attention. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 03, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Trolls Mellow Rackz Over New Song Dissing Kodak Black Mellow Rackz and Kodak Black have been at odds on social media following the release of NBA YoungBoy's new album. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music GloRilla And T-Pain To Be Honored At BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards In August Broadcast Music, Inc. confirmed that T-Pain and GloRilla would be receiving awards during their R&B/Hip-Hop Awards ceremony in August. By Devin Morton July 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns TDE Against Botting Doechii's Streams With Megan Thee Stallion Comparison DJ Akademiks isn't buying into the authenticity of how successful Doechii's streaming numbers have become over the last year. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Ray J Accuses Kim Kardashian & Kris Jenner Of Fraud During Prison Call With Suge Knight Ray J has had a lot to say about Kim Kardashian in recent years, even previously suggesting that he's responsible for her success. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2025
Music Diddy's Twitter Account Quickly Posts & Deletes Odd Message Seemingly From Behind Bars It's unclear if Diddy himself approved of this post or if some sort of mistake happened, as he doesn't often post online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Delays "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA" Until Next Week While it is an unfortunate update, it seems like Metro Boomin has a good reason as to why he's keeping fans waiting. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025
Music Blueface Shocks Fans With New Prison Pictures Showing Off His Odd Tattoos Blueface is currently behind bars for probation violations relating to a battery case, and he's certainly kept busy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025
Music Drake Responds To "F**k Kendrick" Chants During Second Night Of Wireless Festival Drake had a very appropriate response to the crowd chanting "F**k Kendrick" during his set at Wireless Festival. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Shows Clipse Love During Baltimore "CHROMAKOPIA" Tour Stop Tyler performed in Baltimore recently, where he took time out of his set to shout Clipse out and tell his fans to listen to their comeback album. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025