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Music Lil Uzi Vert Sued For Allegedly Orchestrating Attack On A Bystander This is sadly not the only recent allegation Lil Uzi Vert has faced when it comes to violent confrontations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Reveals “DON’T TAP THE GLASS” Title Was Originally For ASAP Rocky Collab This month, Tyler The Creator dropped his ninth studio album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. By Caroline Fisher July 29, 2025
Music Skepta Aims To Put An End To Joyner Lucas Beef With Merciless "JUNIOR'S LAW" Response Skepta comes back with some hilarious retorts and a multi-faceted beat to try and end his battle with Joyner Lucas. By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns TDE Against Botting Doechii's Streams With Megan Thee Stallion Comparison DJ Akademiks isn't buying into the authenticity of how successful Doechii's streaming numbers have become over the last year. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Sex Worker Suing Diddy Has Medical Diagnoses Publicized Despite Pleas To Seal Documents Clayton Howard is suing Diddy and Cassie for an alleged pattern of abuse and coercion, and he recently had a herpes diagnosis made public after motioning for privacy. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music Anticipated Drake & Central Cee Track Set To Be Released Tonight, But Fans Are Skeptical Drake and Central Cee have formed a lucrative friendship that includes collaborating on viral "On The Radar" freestyles. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 24, 2025
Music Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dead At 25 The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music J. Cole Surpasses 100 Career Entries On The Billboard Hot 100 J. Cole's new album, "The Fall-Off," also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 280,000 equivalent album units. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Music CyHi Slammed As A Hypocrite After Criticizing The Decline Of Street Lyricism CiHi recently took to Twitter to weigh in on the new generation of rappers, sparking a heated debated in his replies. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music J. Cole Lays Out Strict Rules For His Fans During Club Appearance J. Cole was at the club to promote "The Fall-Off," after releasing the project as his seventh studio album, last Friday. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music J. Cole Impressed By Freestyling Fan On His “Trunk Sale” Tour Recently, J. Cole brought his "Trunk Sale" tour to Virginia, where he got to meet one extremely talented fan. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music Jay-Z Supposedly Congratulated Kendrick Lamar On Breaking His Grammys Record While Fat Joe shared this piece of news, he also appeared to give Kendrick Lamar a backhanded compliment in the process. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026