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Music LAPD Officer Testifies About Kid Cudi Police Call At Diddy Trial Following Kid Cudi and Capricorn Clark's bombshell testimonies, an LAPD officer is sharing his insights on Diddy's alleged break in. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Gordo Hints At Dropping An Entire EP Of Drake Collaborations Gordo and Drake have already worked together a number of times over the years and it looks like there are even more releases coming. By Cole Blake May 22, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Breaks Two Massive Billboard Records With "Not Like Us" A full year after the release of "Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar continues to dominate the charts and he continues to break records. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Music Wale Recalls Opening Up To J. Cole The Night Before "False Prophets" Dropped Wale discussed his relationship with J. Cole during an appearance on "The Breakfast Club" on Tuesday morning. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music Jay-Z's Alleged Son's Godmother Officially Files To Reopen Paternity Suit Given that Lillie Coley's legal action against Jay-Z was recently dismissed with prejudice, we will see if this motion leads to consequences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music SZA Addresses Backlash After Performing Drake Collab On Kendrick Lamar Tour SZA has solid relationships with both Drake and Kendrick Lamar, despite the fact that the two of them are at odds. By Caroline Fisher November 06, 2025
Music Master P Shares An Update On Young Bleed And Asks For Prayers Young Bleed suffered a medical emergency and was taken to the ICU after his performance on "Verzuz" over the weekend. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music Drake Launches Appeal To Resurrect "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Against UMG Earlier this month, Judge Jeannette Vargas officially dismissed Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music Cardi B Secures Major Win In Legal Battle Over “Enough (Miami)” In 2024, Cardi B was sued by Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, who accused her of copyright infringement. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Calls “F*ck The Streets" A Tactic To Justify Working With Gunna Earlier this month, 21 Savage tweeted "f*ck the streets," which prompted various other artists to follow suit. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Music 21 Savage & Future Hop On FaceTime After Swapping Subliminal Disses In the midst of 21 Savage trying to heal the Atlanta rap scene, him and Future butted heads for a short minute on Twitter (X). By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music 50 Cent's Former Abuse Accuser Speaks Out Amid Ja Rule Beef Ja Rule brought up 50 Cent's abuse allegations from various women in response to his Diddy doc, also clowning his new "Street Fighter" look. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025