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Music Finesse2tymes Arrested In Harris County On Outstanding Warrant News of Finesse2tymes' latest arrest comes just weeks after he was arrested in Dallas on drug-related charges. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Gets Revenge On Rory By Calling Him A "Racist" In response to Rory's recently resurfaced controversial tweets, DJ Vlad called him a hypocrite for comparing their whiteness in hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music Akon Sets The Record Straight Amid Arrest Reports Earlier this week, it was reported that Akon was arrested in Georgia on an outstanding bench warrant and booked into the Smyrna City Jail. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator & JID Lead Outkast Medley For Rock & Roll HOF Induction Doja Cat, Janelle Monáe, Killer Mike, Sleepy Brown, and Big Boi also performed some of Outkast's best hits for their Hall of Fame ceremony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Russell Simmons Finally Pays Outstanding Settlements To Sexual Misconduct Accusers Russell Simmons has maintained his innocence regarding the allegations he's faced in recent years for sexual misconduct. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Argues That Drake's Background Exempts Him From Snitch Allegations During a livestream, Trap Lore Ross told 6ix9ine about some old Drake snitching allegations that Drizzy actually referenced last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Fat Joe Says Country, Pop, And K-Pop Are Stealing From Hip-Hop Fat Joe argues that hip-hop's DNA is everywhere. By Tallie Spencer October 30, 2025
Music Cam'ron Hits J. Cole With Bombshell Lawsuit Over "Ready '24" Cam'ron says that J. Cole promised he'd appear on his talk show, "It Is What It Is," but it never came together. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Feds Fail To Find Anything Incriminating On Lil Durk's iCloud & Twitter Lil Durk's trial is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2026 as he faces charges regarding an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Confidently Defends Controversial Use Of AI Remixes As Backlash Erupts 50 Cent previously shared AI-generated remixes of several of his hit songs, sparking backlash from fans online. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Ja Rule Puts His Foot Down On Rumors That 50 Cent Bought All His Show Tickets This is one of rap beef's most petty myths, but is it even true? By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 30, 2024
Music Lil Pump Performs "Gucci Gang" During Grandmother's 90th Birthday He did say he did meds with her. By Elias Andrews December 24, 2024