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Music Joey Bada$$ Declares 2025 As The Best Year For Rap This Decade The 2020s have been a great decade so far for the genre, with multiple future classics, but Joey Bada$$ feels 2025 has been the best. By Zachary Horvath September 10, 2025
Music Kanye West Hit With Sampling Lawsuit For "DONDA 2" Track "LORD LIFT ME UP" Kanye West has been tangled up in plenty of lawsuits of this faction as he's facing another one for "Donda" as well. By Zachary Horvath September 05, 2025
Music GloRilla Surprises Her Dad With A Luxury Car to Celebrate His Retirement Glorilla shows up and shows out for the people she loves. By Tallie Spencer November 06, 2025
Music Eminem: "Don't You Wanna Grow Up To Be Just Like Me?" Eminem quotes his 1999 "Role Model" lyrics to boast about his success. By Alex Zidel February 25, 2019
Music Lil Yachty & Veeze Skate All Over Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Our "Fire Emoji" inclusions this week came courtesy of Lil Yachty, Veeze, BossMan Dlow, Headie One, and Ray Vaughn. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Will Hit South Korea For First "Bully" Album Live Experience Kanye West released a short film, starring Saint West, inspired by his new album that shows Ye's child wrestling with a group of wrestlers. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Clears The Air With Dawn Robinson After Questioning Her Lifestyle Jermaine Dupri expressed skepticism over Dawn Robinson living in a car but still having an assistant, something she did not take kindly to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Dawn Richard’s Attorney Lisa Bloom Slams Diddy Verdict As The Worst Since OJ Simpson Earlier this week, Diddy's federal trial came to an end, and he was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher July 04, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Stops Jury Deliberations Due To A Juror Being Confused About Their Instructions Both prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Diddy trial gave Judge Arun Subramanian suggestions on how to proceed. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Lupe Fiasco Joins Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute As A Rap Professor The application window for the course is still open. By Cole Blake January 05, 2025
Music Diddy's Daughter Wipes Tears Away As Family Exits Trial's Closing Arguments Diddy's defense team reportedly begins their closing arguments today, and we expect the Combs family to attend this wrap-up as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Joe Budden Sued By Neighbors Over Nudity Incident And "Intimidation" Joe Budden is known for getting raucous during the recording of his podcast, and now he is being sued for it. By Elias Andrews March 25, 2025