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Music Drake Targets UMG Executives Directly As Discovery Requests Continue To Pile Up Drake has been suing Universal Music Group for defamation over the company's alleged promotion of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music Memphis Rapper C Money Killed In Chaotic Shootout C Money's girlfriend, Kya Smith, has launched a GoFundMe page to help financially support the late rapper's family. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Lists Three Reasons Why He Was Never Offered The Super Bowl Kanye West may have forgotten one more reason as to why he's not been able to get the Super Bowl Halftime Show nod, and it involves Jay-Z. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music 50 Cent's Oldest Son Marquise Jackson Trolls Him On Father's Day While some fans found this funny, others lamented the strained relationship between 50 Cent and his first son Marquise Jackson. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Doechii Says Doubts About The Intellect Of Hip-Hop Are “Rooted In Racism” Doechii gets candid in her new cover story with "The Cut." By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2025
Music Playboi Carti "I AM MUSIC" Billboard Makes An Appearance With An Exciting Message Carti has claimed to be focused on the task at hand, but will he pull through? By Zachary Horvath February 17, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie Claims Her Mother Is Racist Amidst Soulja Boy Feud Another twist in this messy saga. By Elias Andrews February 06, 2025
Music Travis Scott's "JACKBOYS 2" Draws Mixed Fan Reactions Online Travis Scott and his record label dropped "JACKBOYS 2" on Sunday, and it is receiving very different reactions from person to person. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music DJ Swamp Izzo Teases New Drake And Playboi Carti Collab DJ Swamp Izzo premiered a new Drake and Playboi Carti track, but will it ever see an official release? By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Lord Jamar Has Some Choice Words For Fat Joe & Math Hoffa Following Their Contentious Interview Lord Jamar wants to fix the narrative around the relationship between the Puerto Rican and Black communities in New York. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2024
Music SZA Responds To Rumor That Frank Ocean Was Axed Last Minute Prior To "Lana's" Release A Frank fan page made the claim. By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2024
Music Justin Bieber Dances To Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” At Coachella Amid Fan Concerns Fans suspect Drake no longer wants to collaborate with Justin Bieber after his festival shenanigans, despite his previous offer. By Caroline Fisher April 20, 2025