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Music Andrew Schulz Defends Drake Amid UMG Lawsuit Criticism Earlier this week, Universal Music Group filed a motion to dismiss Drake's lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher March 20, 2025
Music Top5 Labels Tekashi 6ix9ine A "Snitch" While Unfollowing Him On Social Media Top5 is far from the first person to criticize Tekashi 6ix9ine for informing on his former associates in the past. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Unleashes On Playboi Carti For Trying To Collaborate With His Daughter North According to Kanye West, he won't allow his daughter North to work with Playboi Carti because he was left off of "MUSIC." By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Explains Why He Doesn't Like Jail Albums After Tory Lanez Drops "Peterson" Tory Lanez previously described his album as "the first in-real-time prison album… recorded in prison, for prisoners, by a prisoner." By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Politics Lil Yachty Calls Black Lives Matter A "Scam" In Controversial Interview Moment Lil Yachty recently appeared on the "Feeding Starving Celebrities" YouTube cooking show with Quenlin Blackwell. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music Young Scooter's Funeral & Public Viewing Details Revealed Young Scooter died after suffering a leg injury while fleeing from police after a woman made a false 911 call. By Cole Blake April 06, 2025
Music UMG's Newest Partnership Sparks Major Suspicion From Drake Fans Drake is currently taking legal action against Universal Music Group over the release of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music Billboard's Top 75 R&B Singers Of All Time List Sparks Massive Social Media Debate Billboard ranked 75 of the greatest R&B singers of all time, including Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and Stevie Wonder. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Pop Culture T.I. Slammed With Intellectual Property Theft Lawsuit For Allegedly Stealing "Situationships" Title The lawsuit over "Situationships" comes after T.I. and Tiny Harris recently won their own intellectual property theft lawsuit. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music Kodak Black’s Lawyer Fires Back At Maranda Johnson’s Abuse Allegations According to Kodak Black's lawyer Bradford Cohen, they're willing to take legal action against Maranda Johnson. By Caroline Fisher May 04, 2025
Music T.I. Jumps Off Stage To Defend Tiny As Trouble Unfolds Mid-Show T.I. recently proved that he doesn't mess around when it comes to his family, and especially not when it comes to his wife Tiny. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music Cardi B Vents About Late Features As She Prepares To Unleash “Iconic” New Album Cardi B has yet to confirm a release date for her eagerly anticipated sophomore album, but according to her, it’s coming soon. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025