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Music Chance The Rapper Taps Lil Wayne & Smino For A "Star Line" Single Coming Very Soon Chance The Rapper's new album "Star Line" comes out next month, and Lil Wayne and Smino will grace one of the album's lead singles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Clipse & Pharrell Preview Kendrick Lamar's "Chains & Whips" Verse In New Snippet Kendrick Lamar's feature on the upcoming Clipse album "Let God Sort Em Out" supposedly caused label drama with Def Jam and UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Rick Ross Gets His Own Street Name In Mississippi On Juneteenth Clarksdale's mayor Chuck Espy presided over Rick Ross' street naming ceremony in Mississippi, which was a heartening affair. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Diddy's Alleged Sex Worker Responds To His Possible Appearance In Sex Tape Shown To Jury Sharay "The Punisher" Hayes didn't know Diddy's "freak-off" sex parties were being recorded, which he had spoken of during trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Fat Joe's Lawyer Responds To Shocking $20 Million Lawsuit Fat Joe is being represented by attorney Joe Tacopina, who has been in other high-profile hip-hop cases such as A$AP Rocky's assault trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Last "Grand National" Show In North America Was As Great As You'd Expect Before hitting Europe later this summer, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Mustard ended their North American leg with a wondrous display of balance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025
Music Former Diddy Bodyguard Roger Bonds Claims He Waited Outside Kim Porter's Home For Six Hours Diddy's trial has revealed that the mogul allegedly assaulted ex-girlfriends and Bad Boy staff on multiple occasions for various reasons. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 14, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Remembers His Late Dog Juelz In Latest IG Post Snoop Dogg's name stems from his mother giving him that nickname as a child resembling the Peanuts character. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 14, 2025
Music Drake Drops New Freestyle Over Conductor Williams Beat To Kick Off His 2025 The 6ix God is back. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2025
Music Lil Baby Reveals Where He & Gunna Stand Lil Baby has made up his mind. By Caroline Fisher December 19, 2024
Music Lil Wayne Breaks Silence On Kendrick Lamar's "Wacced Out Murals" Reference Weezy said he understands. By Elias Andrews December 16, 2024
Music Lil Wayne Squashes Super Bowl Beef With Kendrick Lamar After Phone Call Weezy buried the hatchet. By Elias Andrews December 16, 2024