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Music Cassie’s Lawyer Speaks Out After Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict Cassie served as a key witness in Diddy's criminal trial and spoke on the stand about their relationship for several days. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Fans Debate Common Homages On New Songs Kendrick Lamar interpolated "The Light" on the new Baby Keem album, whereas J. Cole paid homage to Common on "The Fall-Off." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2026
Music Kanye West's Longtime Manager John Monopoly Addresses Ye's Mental Health Amid Kanye West's apologies for his antisemitism, his colleague John Monopoly gave fans a bit more context and insight into his current state. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music DaBaby Proclaims Himself Better Than J. Cole, Drake, & Kendrick Lamar DaBaby discussed his standing in hip-hop after the release of his latest studio album, "Be More Grateful." By Cole Blake April 29, 2026
Music Ice Spice Gets Attacked By A Fan At Hollywood McDonald's Ice Spice's attorney Bradford Cohen reportedly issued a statement to TMZ about the recent fight with a fan. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Young Thug Protects North West & Teyana Taylor From The Coachella Mosh Pits Young Thug was at Coachella on Sunday night, and he delivered some sage advice to the likes of North West and Teyana Taylor. By Alexander Cole April 13, 2026
Music Cardi B Vows To Violently Attack Ice Spice In Shocking Alleged Audio In audio that leaked online recently, Cardi B allegedly promises that she's not Latto or Nicki Minaj, and will get physical with Ice Spice. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Quotes Jay-Z While Calling United Nations Speech A "MAGA Flex" With a new Nicki Minaj album coming soon, her recent United Nations speech is inspiring more bars... With some Jay-Z shade thrown in there. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Glasses Malone Assures Joey Bada$$ That Kendrick Lamar Will Respond To His Disses Joey Bada$$ has repeatedly sent strays at Kendrick Lamar throughout his beef with the West Coast since it started in January. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music Reason On Hip-Hop: "...Never Personal Unless It Is." Reason left Top Dawg Entertainment in 2024 after releasing three albums with the label. He continues to support the label. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 19, 2025
Pop Culture 50 Cent Torments Floyd Mayweather Again Over Boxer's Bold Claims Of Owning "100 Buildings" In New York 50 Cent has been on Floyd Mayweather a lot over the last couple of weeks, and this commentary follows the boxer's Jimmy Fallon interview. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2025
Music Future Pays Tribute To Young Scooter By Tweeting Out Iconic "Blow a Bag" Lyrics In terms of close friends of Young Scooter, there may not be anyone grieving harder than Future as their bond has been strong for years. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2025