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Music Chance The Rapper Makes Independent Artist History Again With "I'm The One" Milestone Where do you rank Chance among all-time independent artists? By Zachary Horvath January 04, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Bodyguard Raises Serious Concerns Over Biggie Smalls Catalog Sale Gene Deal alleges that the two men behind the sale of Biggie Smalls' publishing and publicity rights had close ties to Diddy. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Allegedly Sexually Assaulting & Drugging Teen Journalist During European Tour Kathi Steininger reportedly attempted to join a class-action lawsuit against Diddy in the United States, but was unsuccessful. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Music TD Jakes Alleges 44K AI Bots Are Responsible For Linking Him To Diddy Rumors TD Jakes' interview comes after a jury found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Beyonce Choreographer’s 911 Call Surfaces After Unreleased Music Gets Stolen In Atlanta Last week, Beyonce's choreographer called police to report that his rented vehicle had been broken into in Atlanta. By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Insinuates The Industry Is Blackballing Him After Dropping New Album "PETERSON" Tory Lanez recorded his new album "PETERSON" entirely behind bars, and also focused on incarceration heavily in his lyricism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Smashes Yet Another Incredible Spotify Record Recently, Kendrick Lamar managed to break another impressive streaming record on Spotify ahead of his tour with SZA. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Joe Budden's Recent Lawsuit Threats When Joe Budden suggested that 50 Cent needed therapy for disrespecting Irv Gotti, he probably didn't expect to ponder on a lawsuit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Streetwear "I'm Feeling Myself": Nicki Minaj & Beyonce Fans Come To Blows Over New Cécred Ad The Beyhive and the Barbz continue to debate over the state of Beyonce and Nicki Minaj's relationship, as this Cécred ad sparked a fire. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Drake's Amended Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG DJ Akademiks is particularly interested in the label politics between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, who are both under UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Summer Walker Remixes Her Heart On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Summer Walker, kwn, Savannah Ré, and Rema filled up our "R&B Season" playlist update this week. Which release was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Cardi B Promises To Shock Fans With Features On New Album According to Cardi B, she's "100 percent confident" about what she has to offer fans on her upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025