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Music Fat Joe Wins Key Court Ruling In Defamation Case Against Former Hypeman Fat Joe makes progress towards a win in this latest round of the case. By Tallie Spencer March 12, 2026
Music Lul Timm Calls Cap On Texas Shooting Rumors After Viral Post Sparks Panic Lul Timm is not letting the noise get to him. By Tallie Spencer January 08, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Makes A Huge Splash On The Hot 100 To Kick Off 2026 Mainstream hip-hop in 2025 was middling, to keep it brief, but the latest Hot 100 chart update may be a sign that a resurgence is upon us. By Zachary Horvath January 08, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Wanted To Be On Clipse's "So Be It" Off Of New Album "Let God Sort Em Out" Pusha T and No Malice spoke on Kendrick Lamar's materialized and mythical Clipse collaborations on "The Joe Budden Podcast." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music Who Is Fakemink? The UK Rapper Winning Co-Signs From Drake, Playboi Carti, Frank Ocean & More Here's everything you need to know about Fakemink. By Aron A. October 17, 2025
Music Sex Worker Suing Diddy Has Medical Diagnoses Publicized Despite Pleas To Seal Documents Clayton Howard is suing Diddy and Cassie for an alleged pattern of abuse and coercion, and he recently had a herpes diagnosis made public after motioning for privacy. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Relationships 2 Chainz Wife: Who Is The Rapper Married To? Explore the life of Kesha Ward, 2 Chainz's wife - a successful businesswoman, philanthropist, and loving mother of their three children. By Jake Skudder December 05, 2023
Music Erykah Badu's 7 Biggest Hits Badu’s contributions to music in the late 1990’s and 2000’s have cemented her legacy as one of the most distinguished R&B singers. By Wyatt Westlake August 21, 2023
Music Who Is Anthony Saleh? The Music Manager Connected To Kendrick Lamar, Nas & Future Anthony Saleh has become the subject of a great deal of public interest now that he has been implicated in the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef. By TeeJay Small April 25, 2024
Music BIA Breaks Down Her Ethnicity After Fans Say She's "Not Black" BIA responded to a viral tweet suggesting she's "not Black" by specifying her ethnicity. By Alex Zidel July 14, 2021
Original Content 10 Punk-Rap & Punk-Pop Artists You Should Listen To Punk is back, and it's changing hip-hop. By Vince Rick December 21, 2017
Profiles Behind The Beat: Focus... Meet Focus..., in-house producer at Aftermath and integral member of the team that made Dr. Dre's "Compton." By Danny Schwartz October 14, 2015