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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026 Music Busta Rhymes was sued by his ex-assistant last August after the rapper turned himself in when the alleged incident occurred in January 2025.
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Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026 Music Lil Zay Osama and multiple other men are accused of carrying out a home invasion in Winnetka, Illinois, last month.
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Caroline Fisher April 29, 2026 Music Drake is currently working on his new album "ICEMAN," and in the midst of all of this, the fans are getting a bit weepy.
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Alexander Cole April 28, 2026 Music Big30, Pooh Shiesty, and others stand accused of allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane over Pooh's record deal with Gucci.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026 Music Nas, seeing as how his dad was a jazz musician around Miles Davis' era, knows a thing or two about how much hip-hop borrows from the genre.
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Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026 Music Someone is trying to sell a chunk of the ice for $6,000.
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Tallie Spencer April 24, 2026 Politics Nicki Minaj is going to continue her support of Donald Trump and his presidency this weekend at the Correspondents' Dinner.
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Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026 TV Following some allegations from Daylyt pointed at Joe Budden, there is now a debate about the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef.
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Alexander Cole April 23, 2026 Music Jim Jones recently had to go on a mile-long trek to a gas station after running out of fuel on the highway.
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Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026 Music Diddy is working on a gag order.
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Cole Blake November 04, 2024 Music According to Akademiks, he's spoken to "extremely credible sources on both sides."
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Caroline Fisher November 02, 2024
Music Earl Sweatshirt & JPEGMAFIA Trade Blows Online JPEGMAFIA has dissed Earl Sweatshirt before, and amid new albums or rollouts from both artists, they have finally clashed head-on.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Busta Rhymes Settles Assault Lawsuit With Ex-Assistant Busta Rhymes was sued by his ex-assistant last August after the rapper turned himself in when the alleged incident occurred in January 2025.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Lil Zay Osama Indicted On Federal Kidnapping & Robbery Charges Lil Zay Osama and multiple other men are accused of carrying out a home invasion in Winnetka, Illinois, last month.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Drake Fan Breaks Down In Tears As Rapper Drives By His Car Drake is currently working on his new album "ICEMAN," and in the midst of all of this, the fans are getting a bit weepy.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Big30 Pushes Against Prosecutors For Bond In Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Big30, Pooh Shiesty, and others stand accused of allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane over Pooh's record deal with Gucci.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Nas Pens Foreword For Special Edition Of Miles Davis' Autobiography Nas, seeing as how his dad was a jazz musician around Miles Davis' era, knows a thing or two about how much hip-hop borrows from the genre.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Drake Fans Are Selling Ice From His “ICEMAN” Structure For Thousands Someone is trying to sell a chunk of the ice for $6,000.
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Tallie Spencer 
Politics Nicki Minaj Reportedly Attending White House Correspondents' Dinner Nicki Minaj is going to continue her support of Donald Trump and his presidency this weekend at the Correspondents' Dinner.
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Zachary Horvath 
TV DJ Akademiks Responds After Joe Budden Gets Accused Of Taking Money From Kendrick Lamar Following some allegations from Daylyt pointed at Joe Budden, there is now a debate about the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Fabolous & Maino Clown Jim Jones For Getting Stranded On The Highway Jim Jones recently had to go on a mile-long trek to a gas station after running out of fuel on the highway.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Diddy's Lawyers Demand Response To Gag Order Request As Alleged Witnesses Continue To Speak Out Diddy is working on a gag order.
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Cole Blake 
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake & Future Haven’t Actually Squashed Their Beef According to Akademiks, he's spoken to "extremely credible sources on both sides."
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Caroline Fisher