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Sports Kid Cudi Addresses Rich Paul's Comments About His Relationship With Cleveland Kid Cudi isn't standing for any claims that he doesn't love his hometown. By Ben Mock December 06, 2023
Music Dawn Richard Claims Diddy Kept Threatening Her Even While In Prison Dawn Richard's latest allegations stem from her lawsuit alleging that Diddy abused her and withheld pay for her work. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Kandi Burruss, Ne-Yo, P!nk & More Earn Songwriters Hall Of Fame Nods Hip Hop pioneer Melle Mel joins Kandi Burruss, Ne-Yo and several pop stars among the Songwriters Hall of Fame's 2027 nominees. By Erika Marie November 06, 2026
Music Quando Rondo Admits King Von Beef Could Have Been Handled “A Totally Different Way” Quando Rondo recently reflected on his issues with the late King Von. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2024
Music J. Prince Details How DEA Targeted Him, Suge Knight & Irv Gotti Over Black-Owned Distribution Business J. Prince's appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast found the Rap-A-Lot Records' CEO detailing his history with law enforcement, and how he became a target after attempting to become independent of the music industry and major labels. By Rose Lilah December 23, 2020
Original Content Famous Dex’s Most Troubling Controversies From Arrests To Rehab Rehab once appeared to mark a turning point for Famous Dex, but his latest August 2026 arrest has revived old concerns. By Erika Marie September 03, 2026
Music 7 Music Videos Banned For Being Too Controversial Revisiting some music videos that were deemed too controversial for television. By Demi Phillips October 20, 2023
Music Brian Steel Takes Aim At Prosecutors Who Use Rap Lyrics In Court Brian Steel was recently a guest on T.I.'s "expediTIously," and it is here where they had a conversation about rap lyrics. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2026
Pop Culture Who Is Rymir Satterthwaite? The Man Who Just Dropped His Paternity Lawsuit Against Jay-Z Rymir Satterthwaite recently dropped his paternity lawsuit against Jay-Z. But who is he, and why has he been in court since 2010? By Devin Morton July 29, 2025
Music The Kid LAROI Parts Ways With Lil Bibby & Juice WRLD's Old Label The Kid LAROI left Grade A Productions back in June, and it's unclear if he's still on good terms with Lil Bibby. By Alex Zidel October 08, 2021
Music Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo's Fight Over The Neptunes, Explained Neptunes founders Pharrell and Chad Hugo are embroiled in a legal battle regarding the trademark of the production duo. By TeeJay Small April 05, 2024
Music Kay Flock Proposes Release On $1.4 Million Bail Kay Flock's trial is scheduled to begin in September, 2024. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2024