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Music Russell Simmons Accuses HBO Of Owing Him $100 Million And An Apology Russell Simmons alleges that HBO has been "horrific and malicious" to him, and wants what he believes he's owed. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's “Punk Rocky” First-Day Streams Bode Well For His New Album A$AP Rocky also shared a music video for "Punk Rocky" featuring appearances from Winona Ryder, Thundercat, and more. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Sounds Rejuvenated On Fun New Snippet Shared By Sounwave Sounwave actually shared more behind the scenes footage from Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" era, although we hope this snippet finds another home. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
Music Rick Ross Asks King Harris To Send Him Shirt Of 50 Cent's Late Mom Rick Ross, who's also known for his issues with 50 Cent, is showing his support for T.I. and King Harris amid their tense feud. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026
Music Baby Keem’s “Ca$ino” First-Week Sales Projections Are In Last week, Baby Keem finally unveiled his sophomore album featuring Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, and more after a five-year wait. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music Gene Simmons Makes Racist Comments About Rappers Making The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame It's not my music. I don't come from the ghetto. It doesn't speak my language." By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent Levels Up His Diddy Trolling With DoorDash Super Bowl Ad 50 Cent has mastered the art of trolling on social media so now he's translating his skills to advertisements and taking aim at Diddy, too. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks & Wack 100 Refuse To Stop Fighting Over Big U & Bricc Baby RICO Case DJ Akademiks said Wack 100 was being hypocritical about his criticism of "police" behavior on podcasts, whereas Wack defended his content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music GloRilla Teams Up With Keyshia Cole For A Stunning Performance Of "Typa" At The BET Awards GloRilla also took home the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/ Inspirational Award at the ceremony on Monday night. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Clipse Left Def Jam Because The Label Sought To Remove Kendrick Lamar's Feature On New Album Kendrick Lamar will officially appear alongside Pusha T and No Malice on the Clipse reunion album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Fans Have Mixed Reactions To Actress Parker McKenna's Move To Music With "Daddy Atlanta" Parker McKenna's "Daddy Atlanta," set for her Just a Girl debut EP, is a bold statement of independence. The song is amazing. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 27, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Stream-Sniped By Process Server While Live With N3on It's unclear what the legal papers that Lil Tjay was served with are in relation to and some fans even think the moment was staged. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025