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Music Diddy & Meek Mill Wear Matching Outfits In Resurfaced Photo Amid Rumors They Slept Together Lil Rod accuses Diddy of sleeping with "a Philadelphia rapper who dated Nicki Minaj." By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2024
Music Nelly Recalls Taylor Swift Paying Him $50K In A McDonald's Bag The rapper recalled asking Taylor Swift to put his $50,000 payment in a McDonald's bag after agreeing to perform at her concert. By Erika Marie October 30, 2026
Music Lenny S Reacts To Kanye West And Jay-Z Super Bowl Reunion Hopes A proposed Watch the Throne reunion at the Super Bowl prompted Lenny S to comment on Hip Hop's growing amnesia. By Erika Marie October 30, 2026
Music Jay-Z Honors Nipsey Hussle With Special Tribute At SoFi Stadium During his first night at SoFi Stadium, Jay-Z blended Nipsey Hussle's music into his own hits as the late rapper's image appeared onscreen. By Erika Marie October 24, 2026
Music Tyga Faces $135K Lawsuit Over Alleged Concert No-Shows After recovering just $10,000, a Chinese management company is suing Tyga over the remaining $135,000 it claims he owes. By Erika Marie October 27, 2026
Music Details Of Nicki Minaj's Boyfriend's Cold Blooded Manslaughter Case Surface Kenneth Petty was ruthless. By Karlton Jahmal December 22, 2018
Music Rick Ross' Son's Assault Case Takes Petty Turn As 50 Cent Offers To Help Suspect Police arrested a 20-year-old accused of threatening Rick Ross' son with a gun, prompting another round of jokes from 50 Cent. By Erika Marie October 20, 2026
Music Drake Delivers Inspiring Speech At His 40th Birthday Party Drake is 40 years old today, and on Friday night, he held an epic birthday bash in which he offered up a speech. By Alexander Cole October 24, 2026
Music Tia Kemp Posts Alleged Cease & Desist From 50 Cent's Lawyers After Talking About Sire Jackson 50 Cent and Tia Kemp have been going at it on social media, and according to Kemp, Fif is allegedly getting lawyers involved. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Shrugs Off $1 Million Court Order For Dreka Despite previously accusing Dreka of taking money from him, Kevin Gates now says he's unbothered by their divorce finances. By Erika Marie October 30, 2026
Music Pusha T Explains Why Clipse's New Album Tops Their Classic Looking back on Clipse's earlier music, Pusha T admits the bitterness that fueled their 2006 classic isn't something he wants to revisit. By Erika Marie October 23, 2026
Music XXXTENTACION’s Child’s Mom, Jenesis Sanchez, Arrested On Drug Charges Jenesis Sanchez was booked on drug-related chages. By Aron A. September 28, 2026