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Music Ye’s Malibu Mansion Lawsuit Bill Climbs Past $320K The fallout from Ye’s Malibu renovation keeps growing, with a judge awarding more fees to former project manager Tony Saxon. By Erika Marie October 15, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Says AI Should Be A Tool, Not The Artist The AI debate gets a nuanced take from A$AP Rocky, who sees value in the technology without letting it replace musicians. By Erika Marie October 14, 2026
Music Meek Mill Says Streaming Has Set The Music Industry Back By 10 Years Meek Mill is not happy about the current state of the music industry. By Aron A. September 30, 2026
Music Young Thug Launches Primal To Help Artists & Creators Build Their Own Businesses Young Thug is exploring a new venture. By Tallie Spencer September 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Roasts Kendrick Lamar's "So Good" Collab With Jhené Aiko DJ Akademiks has been criticizing Kendrick Lamar as of late, and he got a new song this week to channel that criticism towards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026
Music Lil Durk & His Co-Defendants Make A Unified Statement With Courtroom Suits Lil Durk was waiting for a verdict in his case on Wednesday, although it appears as though the proceedings have been pushed back by a day. By Alexander Cole September 10, 2026
Music Cassie Has Moved Out Of The U.S. After $20 Mil Diddy Settlement New court documents revealed that Cassie Ventura does not plan on returning to the United States anytime soon. By Erika Marie June 02, 2026
Music Drake’s “ICEMAN” Projected To Dominate Billboard Hot 100 Next Week Are you surprised? By Aron A. May 19, 2026
Music Mal Laughs At Rick Ross After Retracting Diss To His Brother Biggs Burke Rick Ross has been beefing with Rory and Mal over their "glaze" of Drake, and he roped in Mal's brother Biggs Burke to mixed results. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Says King Von Is In "The Pits Of Hell" While Trolling Lil Durk 6ix9ine joined DJ Akademiks' stream on Tuesday night, where he decided to troll the likes of Lil Durk and King Von. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Pop Culture Sidney Starr's Arrest Revives One Of Hip Hop's Most Damaging Rumors A Georgia arrest has returned Sidney Starr to the headlines, prompting a look back at the false claims that altered the trajectory of Chingy's career. By Erika Marie August 03, 2026
Music Mo3 Murder Trial Focuses On Surveillance Footage Of Alleged Gunman Surveillance allegedly shows Kewon White wearing the same underwear across multiple days surrounding Mo3’s fatal shooting. By Erika Marie August 31, 2026