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Music Metro Boomin Addresses Sexual Assault Trial's Verdict & Young Thug's Visit Metro Boomin was cleared by a jury this week after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting and impregnating her in 2016. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Dr. Khalid Muhammad’s Estate Goes After Public Enemy, Ice Cube & More Over Unlicensed Samples Several iconic hip-hop songs have sampled the words of the late activist, Khalid Muhammad, and his estate wants compensation. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Raekwon Documentary On "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" With Ghostface Killah Gets Trailer "The Purple Tape Files" will feature appearances from Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Method Man, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Hints At Something For Kendrick Lamar Coming From Drake On Lil Wayne's "The Carter 6" DJ Akademiks has been a strong supporter of Drake following the feud with Kendrick Lamar. He said Lamar's GNX is not a classic album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 05, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Doubles Down On DJ Akademiks Beef Despite Trolling At First DJ Akademiks popped off on Ab-Soul in response to some recent lyrics, which seems to have fueled the TDE MC even more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Dawn Richard Denies Drugging Ex-Boyfriend Que Mosley At Diddy's House Dawn Richard insists that the allegations made against her by ex-boyfriend Que Mosley are "categorically false." By Devin Morton May 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Swallows His Pride And Encourages Dame Dash To Bounce Back From Financial Woes Dame Dash has to cough up a lot of cash and assets due to his debts and lawsuit judgements. But 50 Cent thinks he can win again one day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Sneakers Wale Debuts Eye-Catching Nike GT Future Colorway At Got Sole Wale debuted the Nike GT Future “Metallic Orange” at Got Sole, and the unreleased colorway is already turning heads. By Ben Atkinson May 19, 2025
Music Eminem Sends Detroit Crowd Into Frenzy With Surprise Performance Of "Lose Yourself" Alongside Jelly Roll Eminem and Jelly Roll have shown a deep admiration for one another and seeing them live onstage together looks to have been a treat for them. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Music Joey Badass Tells Kendrick Lamar He's Still Down For The Challenge On New Ray Vaughn Diss On the Ray Vaughn diss track "The Finals," Joey Badass recalls his original responses to Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Denise Bidot Accuses Lil Wayne Of Physical Abuse After He Kicked Her Out Of His Home On Mother's Day Denise Bidot and Lil Wayne had been dating for a few years, however, they reportedly broke up out of nowhere on Mother's Day. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2025
Relationships Summer Walker Seemingly Confirms Breakup With Rico Recklezz Summer Walker has been dating Rico Recklezz for a number of months, but his her latest post has fans concerned. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025