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Music 50 Cent Meets Jay-Z's Rape Accuser's Lawyer Tony Buzbee Tony Buzbee shared a picture with 50 Cent after his former client fully recanted her sexual assault allegations against Jay-Z. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026
Music Lil Durk Juror Breaks Down What Led To The Acquittal A juror says some of the government’s evidence against Lil Durk carried little weight as the panel worked through the conspiracy case. By Erika Marie September 21, 2026
Music No Motions Have Been Filed Yet For Lil Durk's Federal Trial In October Ahead of Lil Durk's federal trial accusing him of murder in aid of racketeering charges, folks wonder if a delay or dismissal are imminent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Music Drake Says "Pray For Gaza" In FOMO Song Snippet Drake previewed some new songs during his "FOMO" short film, and he took the opportunity to make a rare political statement. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Music FKA twigs Forced To Reschedule North American "EUSEXUA" Tour Dates Over Visa Complications FKA twigs has already run into some issues with her "EUSEXUA" tour and fans have not been too happy with the late adjustments. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Previews Podcast With Indie Hip-Hop Media "GOATS" DJ Vlad, Adam22 & More Many people might find this controversial due to criticisms of DJ Akademiks, Trap Lore Ross, and No Jumper's place in hip-hop media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music Drake Surpasses The Beatles While Reaching Unfathomable RIAA Milestone Drake is the most decorated rapper of all time, but some of these marks he's hitting may never be replicated. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music J Cole Fans Can't Believe He Didn't Drop "The Fall Off" Before Dreamville Festival J Cole performed the headlining set at Dreamville Festival on Sunday night, but there's still no new word on his next album. By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Music Wale Puts Azealia Banks On Blast Over “Disappointing” Twitter Diss Recently, Wale hopped on X to make it crystal clear that he won't be taking career advice from Azealia Banks. By Caroline Fisher April 03, 2025
Music Toure Alleges Diddy Explosively Threatened To End His Career After Sharp Criticism The hip-hop journalist has history with the Bad Boy mogul. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 20, 2024
Music GloRilla Shuts Down Trolls After Makeup Artist Posts Photo Of Her Without Makeup The makeup artist behind the viral photo caught wind of GloRilla's comments and fired back. By Caroline Fisher October 19, 2024
Music Travis Scott Praises The Weeknd For Helping His Career During Concert One legend praising another. By Elias Andrews October 18, 2024