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Music Ja Rule Relentlessly Trolls 50 Cent With Diddy Trial Speculation Ja Rule has found another excuse to take aim at his longtime rival, 50 Cent, as Diddy's trial continues i New York City. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music DJ Hed Premieres New Clipse Song "So Be It" And It's A Banger Clipse are about three weeks away from dropping their first album as a duo since December 2009 and every teaser we've gotten has been gas. By Zachary Horvath June 17, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Asked Cassie To Celebrate Christmas With A "Freak-Off" Party The Diddy trial's jury saw alleged text message exchanges between him and Cassie, which allegedly date back to 2013. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Spotify Glitch Sparks Confusion As Monthly Listeners Disappear From Artist Profiles Recently, some Spotify users began to notice that their favorite artists' number of monthly listeners was no longer listed on their profiles. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Threatened Kendrick Lamar & His Team Behind The Scenes DJ Akademiks discussed the claims he heard from a member of Kendrick Lamar's team during a recent livestream. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Overcome With Emotion During "Kush & Orange Juice"-Themed Tiny Desk Debut Wiz Khalifa is the latest rapper to team up with NPR to help celebrate Black Music Month and he did so with his classic mixtape. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Silences The Haters At The BET Awards With Stunning "Welcome To Tha Carter" & "A Milli" Performance Lil Wayne is one of hip-hop's most beloved legends and last night, he received his flowers at the 25th Anniversary BET Awards. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Boldly Proclaims "F**K ICE" Amid Los Angeles Protests Tyler The Creator joins The Game as another Los Angeles artist as protestors are advocating against ICE raids in the area. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Music Doechii Comes Out As "Lesbian" On New Instagram Page Doechii previously described herself as bisexual while speaking about her attraction to women during an interview in 2024. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Drake Angry With DJ Akademiks For Leaking His Snippet On J. Cole's Big Night It appears that Drake did not in fact sign off on DJ Akademiks teasing this snippet. But the question still remains: What's up with J. Cole? By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky "Don't Be Dumb" Credits: Every Producer And Feature A$AP Rocky's album drought is over, and the producers and guest vocalists on "Don't Be Dumb" had a lot to do with the rewarding payoff. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music Lil Durk Freed From Solitary Confinement After Five-Month Stint Roughly five months ago, Lil Durk was placed in solitary confinement for allegedly having an Apple Watch in prison. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026