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Music French Montana Walks Away From Diddy Question French Montana signed with Diddy’s Bad Boy Records behind the success of his hit song “Shot Caller.” The remix featured Rick Ross and Snoop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 26, 2025
Music T.I. Admits Leaving Atlantic Records Was A Bad Idea T.I. had to find out the truth. By Tallie Spencer March 05, 2026
Music Wu-Tang Clan Says Goodbye To Oliver "Power" Grant With Powerful Tribute Oliver "Power" Grant sadly passed away last week and his Wu-Tang Clan brethren have been struggling to stomach the loss. By Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026
Music 50 Cent Goes Below The Belt By Mocking Benzino's Injury 50 Cent's trolling is already controversial, and mocking someone for getting badly hurt is not landing with everyone. By Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026
Music Stevie Wonder Attended Marathon Burger's Grand Opening Before Nearby Shooting Other celebrities to appear at the Marathon Burger grand opening in Long Beach included YG, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Drake Continues To Dominate Spotify With New Hip-Hop Streaming Milestone Although Drake hasn't dropped his new album "ICEMAN" yet, it's clear that his music will get gargantuan play even if it doesn't come out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2026
Reviews Baby Keem "Ca$ino" Album Review Baby Keem’s sophomore album peels back layers of personal trauma and family history, while finding cohesion and pop potential across a stylistically varied but emotionally focused project. By Aron A. February 25, 2026
Music J. Cole Picks Up A Shift At Nipsey Hussle's Marathon Burger J. Cole has been traveling across the country meeting fans and selling CDs of "The Fall-Off" for his Trunk Sale Tour. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music Lil Durk’s Murder-For-Hire Trial Faces Another Delay Lil Durk is currently awaiting his trial behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Los Angeles. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music Too $hort Surprises Fans At Baby Keem’s “Ca$ino” Listening Party Yesterday, Baby Keem hosted a listening party in Los Angeles for his long-awaited sophomore album, "Ca$ino." By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
Music Tony Yayo Responds To Ja Rule's Unwillingness To Make Up With 50 Cent & G-Unit While Ja Rule did apologize for his behavior during the viral plane incident, he didn't necessarily feel bad for what he did to G-Unit. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Music Fetty Wap Reveals He Earned His GED And Took HVAC Classes Behind Bars During a recent appearance on "The Tamron Hall Show," Fetty Wap opened up about continuing his education and more. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026