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Music Drake Allowed To Seek Access To Kendrick Lamar's Record Deal In UMG Lawsuit Drake has been suing Universal Music Group for defamation and the case centers around Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music 50 Cent Jokes That He Can’t Compete With Kanye West After He Goes After Jay-Z & Beyonce Even 50 Cent says he's blown away by Kanye West's latest antics on social media, which have included feuding with a number of celebrities. By Cole Blake March 20, 2025
Music Mase Surprisingly Reveals He'd Be Open To Visiting Diddy In Prison Despite Tensions Mase also spoke to Cam'ron about the rumor that he sat next to one of Diddy's sons at the funeral of Voletta Wallace, Biggie Smalls' mother. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Kanye West Finally Confirms Release Date For "Bully" Kanye West previously made headlines, this week, for putting out a lengthy apology to the Jewish community. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Gives Playboi Carti His Flowers Amid Rumors Of AWGE Tension A$AP Rocky's still tight with Playboi Carti, even amid missing features and claims from other folks alleging problems with these AWGE MCs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Cardi B Reveals The Ridiculous Amount Of Money She Made In One Night Of Stripping Cardi B famously worked as a stripper before she appeared on "Love & Hip Hop: New York" and her music career took off. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music U.S. Department Of War Uses Chief Keef's "Love Sosa" In New Ad Chief Keef has some pretty epic and hype tracks in his catalog and the U.S. Department of War decided to call on him for their new ad. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Is Now The Most RIAA-Certified Rapper Ever Given NBA YoungBoy's ridiculous focus to keep pumping out projects, he may set a record that will never be broken by anyone in rap history. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music Tsu Surf’s Prison Release Date Finally Revealed In 2023, Tsu Surf pleaded guilty to conspiracy and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music 50 Cent Once Again Finishes 2025 As New York's Top Rapper On YouTube 50 Cent will be celebrating New Year's Eve with three seperate performances before the clock strikes midnight. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Will Cover Rent For All Tenants In The Harlem Building He Lived In As A Teenager A$AP Rocky announced the campaign the promote his highly anticipated new album, "Don't Be Dumb," which drops next month. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music Blueface Explains Why He Needs Three Girlfriends Blueface knows how to start a debate online and his logic behind needing three girls in his life is doing just that. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025