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Relationships Kevin Gates Must Fork Over $1M From Music Catalog Sales To Dreka Gates Kevin Gates will have to give Dreka a significant portion of the proceeds from his music catalogue sales. By Aron A. October 22, 2026
Music TT Torrez Accuses Funk Flex Of Shoving Her During Madison Square Garden Fight TT Torrez is making serious allegations against Funk Flex as she claims she was shoved violently by her former Hot 97 co-worker. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Seemingly Throws Shade At Mero & Hot 97 Over Ratings Charlamagne Tha God refutes recent claims that Mornings With Mero had better ratings than The Breakfast Club. By Aron A. October 20, 2026
Sports Fat Joe's Wild O.J. Simpson Story Resurfaces Amid Accomplice Allegations An old podcast clip has resurfaced after Fat Joe declined to discuss a former acquaintance named in an O.J. Simpson investigation. By Erika Marie October 20, 2026
Music John Legend Previews Fiery Track "Bodies On The Floor" With Clipse John Legend and Pharrell Williams are dropping "Muse" tonight, and the album comes complete with a Clipse feature. By Alexander Cole October 22, 2026
Music LL Cool J Calls Out Rappers For Chasing Clicks Instead Of Real Fans Social media has changed how artists approach music, but LL Cool J says the pressure to generate numbers can compromise creativity. By Erika Marie October 20, 2026
Music Diddy Reportedly Moved To General Population At FCI Allenwood Diddy was recently moved to a new prison, and now, there are reports from TMZ that he was placed in general population. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2026
TV Funk Flex Offers His Side Of The Story Following Fight With TT Torrez & Shadow Stokes Funk Flex was on his show on Hot 97 last night, where he offered his own account of the TT Torrez and Shadow Stokes situation. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks & Drake Share A Toast In New York City During 40th Birthday Bash Drake had his 40th birthday part in New York City on Friday, and DJ Akademiks was one of the guests in attendance. By Alexander Cole October 24, 2026
Music Dame Dash’s Life Rights Have Been Auctioned Off For $500K Everlasting Films, LLC have been eyeing the life rights to Dame Dash's story for a while. By Aron A. October 22, 2026
Music OTF Jam Takes Another Shot At Lil Durk From Behind Bars Lil Durk remains behind bars as he awaits his VICAR trial in August of 2027, and during this time, he is being taunted by OTF Jam. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2026
Music John Legend Has Reservations About Reuniting With Kanye West Despite their complicated history, John Legend is open to a private conversation but believes Kanye West has more amends to make. By Erika Marie October 24, 2026