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Music Nicki Minaj Reveals Title Of Upcoming LP's Intro Track With Photo Of Jay-Z Look-A-Like Camel Nicki Minaj has expressed her issues with Jay-Z since Lil Wayne was overlooked for the 2024 Super Bowl performance in New Orleans. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 29, 2025
Music Sean Kingston's Mother Admits To Falsifying Money Transfers To Protect Him Amid Fraud Trial Sean Kingston and his mother face various fraud charges relating to their alleged $1 million swindling of multiple businesses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Sheff G To Receive Five-Year Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty To Attempted Murder Sheff G was one of 32 alleged gang members named in a 140-count indictment and accused of shootings, using stolen cars, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 27, 2025
Music Kanye West's New Album "BULLY V1" Reaches Top YouTube Trending Spot Despite Tirades Kanye West had previously leaked "BULLY V1" via social media earlier this week, but later expanded it for a more official YouTube release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Drags "Pawn" Kendrick Lamar And Cuts Playboi Carti & Ty Dolla $ign From "Bully" Despite his previous collaborations with these artists and many more, Kanye West continues to blast their "betrayal" over his behavior. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Puts Top5 On Blast For "Threatening" Him With Barrage Of Demanding Text Messages Somehow, Top5 got into contact with Kanye West, and it seems like he's been trying to for quite some time now. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025
Music Ashanti Says "Never Say Never" When Explaining Rekindling Romance With Husband Nelly Ashanti and Nelly first met in 2003 at the Grammy Awards press conference where Nelly announced Ashanti's R&B nomination for "Foolish." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Music Playboi Carti’s “MUSIC” Racks Up Impressive First Day Streaming Numbers Playboi Carti's new album "MUSIC" boasts features from the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Future, Travis Scott, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 15, 2025
Music Young Thug & Cardi B Go Back And Forth Amid "UY SCUTI" Delays Young Thug was going to drop "UY SCUTI" this Friday, September 19 alongside new projects from Cardi B and Destroy Lonely. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Gunna Releasing A Documentary Soon Amid Tensions With Young Thug Details are slim to none on this project from Gunna, but it is in development amid Young Thug calling him out repeatedly. By Zachary Horvath September 09, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan Inducted In Billboard's Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame Raekwon, the RZA, and Cappadonna represented the Wu-Tang Clan at Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players 2025 event. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music Young Thug Slams Gunna For Allegedly Overcharging Young Artists In Leaked Audio Young Thug has been at odds with Gunna for several years and fans are finally getting insight as to the reasons. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025