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Music Jay-Z & Beyonce Removed From Diddy Accuser’s Lawsuit According to Jay-Z's attorney Alex Spiro, his client wasn't even in town during the alleged "freak off" party. By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025
Music Ja Rule Makes Emotional Confession About Irv Gotti’s Death According to Ja Rule, he finds comfort in the fact that the late Irv Gotti lived his life on his own terms. By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Music Quavo Formally Announces First Single With Lil Baby In Nearly Seven Years Believe it or not, it's really been that long since these two Atlanta luminaries have hopped on a track, but the drought is going to be over. By Zachary Horvath April 07, 2025
Music Diddy Seeks To Block Doctor Who Sided With Amber Heard From Testifying In His Trial Dr. Dawn Hughes is a forensic clinical psychologist, and the state wants her to testify in the Diddy trial concerning patterns of abuse. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Streetwear Drake Cheekily Includes Melyssa Ford On His New "NOKIA" Merch Drake's been showing love to Melyssa Ford throughout this "$$$4U" era and he's not letting up even when it comes to the merch. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music FreakNik: Memphis Runs Into Issues With Police & City Officials FreakNik was a must-attend event that began in Atlanta in the 90s. The event has saw several revivals in the 2000s. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Lil Durk Dives Into "Deep Thoughts" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" playlist update is brought to you by Lil Durk, NAV, Wiz Khalifa, Icewear Vezzo, Anycia, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Michael B Jordan Comes Up During Diddy Trial As Jury Selection Drags On Diddy's long-awaited trial kicked off earlier this week, and opening statements are expected to begin on Monday. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Kanye West Tells Top5 He Can Open For Him In Korea Kanye West has been getting closer to Top5 recently, and even gifted him a swastika chain earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns West Coast Artists After Dody6 & Kendrick Lamar Debacle Dody6 called Kendrick Lamar out while revealing he became homeless after the success of "hey now," and then apologized for his remarks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Finally Addresses Young Thug & Future Recreating His "Otis" Music Video Young Thug dropped the Future-assisted "Money on Money" ahead of the release of his new album, "UY Scuti." By Cole Blake April 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Sees Solid Streaming Debut For Future-Assisted "Money On Money" Seeing Young Thug back in musical action with his lead single for "UY Scuti" was a feel-good moment and it looks like fans are hyped too. By Zachary Horvath April 26, 2025