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Music T.I. Connected Gunna With His Lawyer During YSL RICO Case During a recent episode of his podcast, T.I. recalled getting a call from Gunna shortly after he was indicted. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Swimwear Models Sue Roc Nation Over Allegedly Unauthorized Billboards Two models accuse Roc Nation of violating their contracts after they posed for an ad campaign for Megan Thee Stallion's swimwear line. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Hot 97 Told Him "Ebro In The Morning" Was "Mailing It In" For Years Hot 97 shockingly canceled the iconic talk show, "Ebro in the Morning," last week and DJ Akademiks has had plenty to say. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Trey Songz Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Nightclub Worker Trey Songz refused to comment on the incident when approached by reporters outside of his arraignment hearing. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music SZA Calls Out White House For Using Her Song In Pro-ICE Post Recently, the White House posted a video of ICE officers arresting people, set to the SZA song "Big Boys." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Music Gunna Abruptly Ends Puzzling Virginia Beach Show Early Gunna kicked off his 2025-2026 "Wun World Tour" in mid-November. It runs through July 3 in Portugal. More dates were added a few weeks ago. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Reveals How He Got Revenge On Dave East For Mocking His Music 6ix9ine and Dave East are on two very different waves within New York hip-hop, and their rises to fame took on very different forms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Benzino Gets Emotional Reflecting On His Relationship With Coi Leray Benzino explained during the interview that he isn't sure what went wrong in his relationship with Coi Leray. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music Reggae Icon Jimmy Cliff Dies At 81 The legendary Jimmy Cliff, who helped popularize the reggae genre across the world, died after suffering a seizure followed by pneumonia. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Wale Rips Radio Station For Backdoor Antics, Radio Personality Lore'l Reacts Wale's radio history includes chart-topping singles "Looking At Me," "Lotus Flower Bomb," and "Matrimony" with Usher. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 16, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Continues Defending Diddy Despite Cassie's Shocking Trial Testimony Cassie has spent days testifying about her relationship with Diddy as his criminal trial continues in New York City. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson Reportedly Faces Criminal Investigation For Sexual Assault Claims Smokey Robinson's lawyer has denied the sexual assault accusations from four of the singer's former housekeepers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025