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Music Mo3’s Estate Secures Legal Victory In Copyright Lawsuit Against Sound Engineer In 2023, Mo3's estate sued sound engineer Ray G. Bollin Jr. for alleged copyright infringement, conversion, and tortious interference. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Jr. Shares Heartfelt Tribute To His Brother Niko After His Tragic Passing Brian McKnight's son, Niko McKnight, passed away at the age of 32, last week, after a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Rod Wave Stampede From Old Concert Leads To Lawsuit Rod Wave was NOT named in this lawsuit, but the site that held this specific tour stop is being accused of gross negligence. By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Hit With Aggravated Assault Charge In Houston Boosie Badazz is going to court on Monday over an aggravated assault charge stemming from an alleged incident at a Houston nightclub. By Alexander Cole June 01, 2026
TV Clavicular Attempts To Kick DaBaby Out Of His Club For Bringing In Guns Clavicular had DaBaby perform at his club in Miami on Wednesday night, although the situation ultimately devolved. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Jim Jones Challenges Cam'ron To A Solo Verzuz Battle, Blames Cam For Dipset's Loss Jim Jones wants to bring it back to Harlem. By Aron A. May 26, 2026
Politics Donald Trump's Advisor Calls Out Ted Cruz For "Creepy" Nicki Minaj Interaction Nicki Minaj has been aligning herself with Donald Trump recently, and his advisor Alex Bruesewitz claimed Ted Cruz overly fanned out for her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music The Game Salutes Drake's Commercial Dominance With "ICEMAN" Trilogy Despite his best efforts, The Game has been one of the most polarizing background characters in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar saga. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music Kamaiyah Defends Drake Over Claims He Hasn't Done Anything For The Bay Area After a social media user made claims that Drake hasn't helped Bay Area artists, Kamaiyah stepped in to shut them down. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music Ebro Reacts To Drake's New Albums By Calling Them "Instagram Caption Rap" Drake and Ebro Darden hold little love for each other, so the latter's thoughts on the former's three new albums are kind of complicated. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Says Drake Sounds Like "The Biggest Sore Loser” On “1 AM In Albany” Charlamagne's advice to Drake: "Don't let your setback become your identity." By Aron A. May 14, 2026
Music Kanye West On The Hook For $400K In “Donda” Lawsuit Ye's rep called it a "failed shakedown." By Aron A. May 13, 2026