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Music Ray J Invites DJ Akademiks To “Pre-Party” For Diddy’s Possible Prison Release Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial is in its final stages, and closing arguments began today. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Music Cassie Claims She Doesn’t Hate Diddy Despite Years Of Alleged Abuse Prosecutors recently urged a judge to ensure Cassie's testimony is completed by the end of the day, as she could go into labor soon. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music Jay-Z Allegedly Told Memphis Bleek He'd Be A Blogger If It Wasn't For Hov Memphis Bleek signed with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records and released his debut album "Coming Of Age" in 1999. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Checks Off Another Record For Highest-Grossing Concert By A Black Man Kendrick Lamar's "Grand National" tour alongside SZA and Mustard has 16 North American shows left to dazzle fans with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music Ray J Clowns Tyrese For Disappointing Verzuz Battle With Tank Ray J crowned Tank the winner in the Tyrese Gibson "Verzuz" battle, comparing Tyrese's performance to Ray's own meager showing in 2022. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Claims He's Backing Down Following Another Concerning Kodak Black Video Boosie Badazz and Kodak Black have been at each other's throats for the last week, but the former is taking the high road it seems. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026
Music Drake's Latest Instagram Post Has Fans Demanding An "Iceman" Release Date Drake has been teasing "Iceman" for months at this point, only telling fans that the project will be arriving in 2026. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Intensifies Kodak Black Beef By Threatening Him With Fentanyl Boosie Badazz and Kodak Black have been at odds for years, but the feud reignited following the heated Instagram Live session, this week. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz & Kodak Black Exchange More Insults As Feud Escalates Earlier this week, Kodak Black joined Boosie Badazz's livestream, prompting a heated back-and-forth between the two of them. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026
Music Clipse Lets God Sort Them Out On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have an all-star "Fire Emoji" update this week with Clipse, Drake, A$AP Rocky, Chance The Rapper, and many more guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's Producer Deezle Sues UMG Over Unpaid "The Carter 3" Royalties Lil Wayne's The Carter 3 sold over a million copies in it's first-week with hit songs "Lollipop," "A Milli," and "Got Money." By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 24, 2025
Music What Time Is Drake Dropping "ICEMAN" Episode 4? Drake is looking to make a big splash on Thursday, and it appears as though he has set a time for "ICEMAN" Episode 4. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026