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Music Timbaland Calls Today's Music "Bland" & "Boring" Due To No "Well-Known Artists," But AI Is Beautiful Timbaland has created hit songs for Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Aalilyah, Petey Pablo, and more. He influenced Kanye West. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music Trouble's Killer Pleads Guilty To 2022 Shooting And Receives Prison Sentence Trouble was an Atlanta MC known for his independent mixtapes and big-name collaborations with the Migos, Drake, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Filmed DJ Akademiks Interview Wearing "All Black Costume" Kanye West tweets are one thing, but the rapper allegedly did an interview wearing an extremely controversial outfit. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg And Suge Knight Sued Over Death Row Defrauding Allegations Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight may be beefing, but now they're on the same side of a legal battle. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Give His Defense Team Alleged Victims’ Names Ahead Of Trial Diddy is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin in May. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Relationships Kim Kardashian Reportedly On Verge Of Stripping Joint Legal Custody Of Their Kids From Kanye West It appears that Kanye West's more recent tweets have sent Kim Kardashian over the edge, and it seems she's weighing all of her options now. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Wendy Williams Addressed Last Summer's Drug Relapse & Current Health Issues With The View Wendy Williams had a trendsetting career in hip-hop that spans decades before enduring serious health issues. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 15, 2025
Pop Culture Joe Budden Criticizes Co-Hosts For Defending Andrew Schulz Over Kendrick Lamar Controversy Joe Budden disagreed with his podcast co-hosts when it came to dismissing certain comments as just "jokes." By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Music Diddy's Former Bodyguard Speculates On Who Was Responsible For 50 Cent's 2000 Shooting 50 Cent got shot nine times back in 2000, and a couple of years later, he joined superstars like Diddy in hip-hop's limelight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music TDE Punch Reacts To Kanye West Slamming Kendrick Lamar Features On Playboi Carti Album Kanye West recently took to X to say that he's not a fan of Kendrick Lamar's music, and didn't want to hear him on Playboi Carti's new album. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Kendrick Lamar Is "On The Clock" To Respond To Drake Diss Ak thinks K.Dot's time is ticking... when do you think he'll fire back? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2024
Music Baby Tate Shouts Out Numerous Female Rap Legends In New Freestyle She's the latest rapper to step up to the On The Radar stage. By Lavender Alexandria April 11, 2024