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Music Diddy Accuser Alleges Mogul’s Reputation Is Destroyed In Request To Drop $50 Million Lawsuit This January, Diddy filed a lawsuit against Miami-based attorney Ariel Mitchell, alleging that she defamed him. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025
Music Ray J Says He's An "Embarrassment" To Brandy And Their Family Ray J has caught a lot of headlines as of late for his antics, and he's addressed his strained relationship with his sister Brandy before. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music Kanye West Pushes "Bully" Release Date Back Once Again Kanye West originally announced the project back in September 2024 and has delayed it multiple times in recent months. By Cole Blake July 18, 2025
Music Lil Meech Appears To Fire Back At 50 Cent Amid Snitching Allegations Recently, one of Lil Meech's alleged ex-friends accused him of snitching, prompting a response from 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Are Apparently Dropping "Alfredo 2" Later This Month This would cap off one heck of a month for hip-hop if Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist actually follow through on this. By Zachary Horvath July 16, 2025
Music Keyshia Cole Flaunts New “Love” Tattoo After Covering Up Hunxho’s Name Keyshia Cole looks as happy as ever now that she's in the process of moving on from her ex-boyfriend, Hunxho. By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Music Drake Addresses UK Rappers Vs US Rappers, Claims Best Lyricists In The World Are From London Drake's history with UK hip hop includes signing Skepta to BBK, collaborating with Central Cee and Jorja Smith, and producing Top Boy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Pop Culture Pusha T Issues Harsh Review Of Drake's "What Did I Miss?" In New Interview Pusha T was asked for his thoughts on Drake's "What Did I Miss?" and he gave a pretty unsurprising answer. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Chris Brown Reveals What He Really Thinks Of A "Verzuz" Against Usher Chris Brown and Usher announced that they'll be embarking on "The Raymond and Brown Tour," in a post on Instagram, last week. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Sports DJ Akademiks Rips J Cole Apart For His Rough CBA Debut DJ Akademiks has been hypercritical of J Cole lately and he's especially not holding back after a rough debut in the CBA. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Drake Drops Some Important Information About "ICEMAN" Drake is looking to drop "ICEMAN" this year, and during an Adin Ross stream, the artist dropped off a truly major update. By Alexander Cole April 09, 2026
Music 21 Savage Sparks Debate For Bumping Pooh Shiesty Amid Gucci Mane News 21 Savage's "f*ck the streets" movement is coming back to bite him in the eyes of some people after bumping Pooh Shiesty amid his news. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026