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Music IDK Partners With Warner Records For New Label IDK has announced a partnership with Warner Records for a new label, Clue. By Cole Blake June 21, 2019
Music Diddy & Associate Accused Of Harassing Sexually Assaulted Barber In New Lawsuit Diddy has been hit with a mountain of lawsuits following his 2023 settlement with Cassie Ventura for $20 million dollars. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 08, 2025
Music Diddy's Defense Accuses Dawn Richard Of Changing Her Story In Trial Testimony Dawn Richard took the stand in Diddy's trial and alleged she saw him allegedly abuse Cassie on multiple occasions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music Offset Says Quavo Joint Album To Honor Takeoff Isn’t Off The Table According to Offset, he and his former Migos groupmate Quavo are on much better terms than they have been in the past. By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025
Music Rah Digga & Mickey Factz Talk Hip Hop Academy Pendulum Ink: Lyricism, Mental Health, & Preserving The Culture Exclusive Interview: Rap icon Mickey Factz co-founded Hip Hop academy Pendulum Ink, a lyricism-centered school that teaches about mental wellness, criminology, financial literacy, as well as performance and content creation. Rah Digga joins as a guest lecturer, and these two legends spoke openly about investing in the Hip Hop's future, artists taking back the culture, and looking out for our OGs. By Erika Marie August 09, 2023
Music Mick Jenkins & Smino Tease Upcoming Single Mick Jenkins and Smino have something to say. By Mitch Findlay May 17, 2018
Music Latto Admits She's Not Actually Retiring After Her New Album "Big Mama" "Big Mama" is out now, and Latto fans didn't know what to make of her "retirement" announcement amid the birth of her baby with 21 Savage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Sneakers Rihanna Reacts To FENTY X Puma Samples In Adorable Video The superstar's reaction is heart-meltingly cute. By Ben Mock September 16, 2023
Music Timbaland Calls Today's Music "Bland" & "Boring" Due To No "Well-Known Artists," But AI Is Beautiful Timbaland has created hit songs for Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Aalilyah, Petey Pablo, and more. He influenced Kanye West. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music Adin Ross Teases A New Future Snippet Amid "Mixtape Pluto" Hype Future has a future hit with this one (pun intended). By Zachary Horvath July 27, 2024
Music Top5 Reveals He Reportedly Signed A Deal With Stake Fellow Canadian rapper Drake is also connected to Stake, so it makes sense his friend Top5 would also work his way in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
TV DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Mero As Decade-Old Feud Continues DJ Akademiks and Mero from Hot 97 have had it out for one another for years, and the feud is only getting deeper. By Alexander Cole March 04, 2026