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Music Drake Gives Fan's Sign Insulting Kendrick Lamar The Stamp Of Approval: "That's Facts" Even Drake fans across the globe are backing him in his ongoing beef. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2025
Music Rihanna Attends ASAP Rocky's Trial With Their Kids As Closing Arguments Begin Rihanna continues to support ASAP Rocky amid his legal issues. By Caroline Fisher February 13, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Finally Reveals Why He Battled Drake Kendrick Lamar says he felt like hip-hop was loosing it's grit. By Cole Blake February 06, 2025
Music Ciara Flies High On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update is brought to you by Ciara, Rod Wave, SAILORR, and SiR. Which release was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Ask Court To Let Accusers Testify Under Fake Names In Criminal Trial Prosecutors' latest request in the Diddy trial comes amid reports that Cassie allegedly has no problem with testifying under her own name. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Public Enemy's Flavor Flav Admits Sobriety Journey Setbacks In New Vow To Fans Flavor Flav has been one of hip-hop's most recognizable stars since the 80s. He has cameoed in films like "Who's the Man" and "New Jack City." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 06, 2025
Music Cassie Glows At First Red Carpet Event Since Bombshell Diddy Lawsuit In November of 2023, Cassie filed a lawsuit against Diddy for alleged sexual assault, physical and emotional abuse, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music Doechii Rallies Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination While Accepting GLAAD Award Doechii has never shied away from advocating for her beliefs, such as her staunch defense of hip-hop artistry in recent months. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Young Thug's Latest Moves Have Fans Thinking An Album Rollout Is Imminent Young Thug has still yet to release a new project since he got out of jail after accepting a plea deal in the YSL RICO case. By Cole Blake March 26, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Sends Out Urgent Message In Attempt To Get A Hold Of Caleb Wilson's Family Boosie Badazz attempts to help a family in need have gone sideways fast, but he's still trying to be generous anyway. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2025
Music Spotify Fires Back At Payola Allegations Over Its Discovery Mode Spotify is also facing another lawsuit accusing the company of turning "blind eye” to “mass-scale fraudulent streaming.” By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Diddy Earns Another Legal Win After Judge Dismisses Accuser's Rape Allegations The update comes after Diddy was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in his criminal trial, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025