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Music Afroman Takes To The Streets To Celebrate His Win Following Viral Lawsuit Afroman recently found himself in the middle of a defamation lawsuit with Adams County deputies, and on Wednesday, he won. By Alexander Cole March 19, 2026
Music Metro Boomin Thinks Hip-Hop Is "Alive & Well" As Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef Heats Up Metro Boomin is either previewing an upcoming release, or he's commenting on the rap beef that his album with Future premiered. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2024
Music Drake Sets New UK Chart Record Following "ICEMAN" Album Trilogy Ahead of Drake's upcoming Billboard debuts in the United States for his "ICEMAN" trilogy, he just set a new milestone in the United Kingdom. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2026
Music DJ Envy Hits Tony Robinson With Defamation Suit Envy is hitting back amidst his many fraud lawsuits. By Ben Mock August 12, 2023
Music LL Cool J Reflects On Canibus Beef: "I Think It Was More My Fault" LL Cool J says he was wrong for beefing with Canibus. By Cole Blake May 09, 2023
Pop Culture Drake's "Red Button" Lyrics Give Taylor Swift Her Flowers: "The Only Ni**a I Ever Rated" There was plenty of shade thrown on "Scary Hours 3," but Drizzy still made a point to show love to his favourites too. By Hayley Hynes November 17, 2023
Music Diddy Faces Strict New Prison Rules Following Transfer Prison officials have detailed the rules Diddy must follow at FCI Allenwood, from early morning counts to contraband searches. By Erika Marie October 16, 2026
Music Tricky Mourns His Daughter's Memory: "It Feels Like I'm In A World That Doesn't Exist." R.I.P Mazy Mina. By hnhh May 29, 2019
Music Blackalicious Rapper, Gift Of Gab, Dead At 50 Gift of Gab, the rapper from Bay Area duo Blackalicious, has died at the age of 50. By Kevin Goddard June 25, 2021
Music ASAP Rocky Delights Fans With Huge "Don't Be Dumb" Update Fans have been waiting a long time. By Alexander Cole June 21, 2024
Music Fat Joe Boldly Calls Himself "The Realest Rapper To Ever Live" With Just One Exception Fat Joe made this wild remark on his podcast with Jadakiss, which recently hosted Ghostface Killah after releasing "Supreme Clientele 2." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music Takeoff's "The Last Rocket" Returns To Billboard 200 After His Death Takeoff's solo album, "The Last Rocket," has reentered the Billboard 200 chart. By Cole Blake November 08, 2022