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Music Ray J Reflects On How He "Irresponsibly" Handled His Conflict With Kodak Black Ray J has had his fair share of rough decision making, so him taking some accountability for this spat is definitely a good look. By Zachary Horvath March 03, 2025
Music Irv Gotti's Family Addresses His Death In Heartfelt Statement Irv Gotti's family is asking for privacy at this time. By Cole Blake February 06, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz "Flexes" His Ankle Monitor At The BET Hip-Hop Awards: Watch You might have never seen anything like this before. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2023
Music Boosie Badazz Claims He's Being Bullied Over LGBTQ+ Community Criticism According to Boosie, he's the "only one speaking up for straight people." By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Finds A Way To Hate On Kendrick Lamar For Going To Disneyland Kendrick Lamar went to Disneyland on Wednesday, and DJ Akademiks found a way to hate on the Compton rapper. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2026
Music Coco Jones & Justin Timberlake's "ICU (Remix)" Kicks Off Today's "R&B Season" Update JT has reportedly been in the studio with Timbaland recently as well. By Hayley Hynes July 16, 2023
Music 6ix9ine Reveals How He Filmed "WAPAE" Music Video With just an iPhone and a day, the New York-born rapper put his latest MV together and shared the process on Instagram. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2023
Reviews Review: Kendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" Classic West Coast albums "The Chronic" and "Doggystyle" were released as a reaction to the turmoil in Los Angeles in the early 90s. Kendrick Lamar's debut studio album "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" tells the story of living in the aftermath of the riots and violence of those times. By Dhruva Balram deleted October 25, 2012
Music Diddy's Team Elects Not To Cross-Examine Cassie's Mother During Her Testimony Cassie Ventura's mom, Regina, took the stand and not for very long either. David James, Sharay Hayes, and more have also spoken. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Reviews Money Man "Purple Heart" Review Money Man's latest LP "Purple Heart" is his 22nd full-length release. But is this album his best venture yet, or just a brief pit-stop? By TeeJay Small February 22, 2024
Music Lil Durk Fights To Keep Juror Identities Public Ahead Of Murder-For-Hire Trial The prosecution in Lil Durk's case recently argued in favor of keeping the identity of the jury shielded. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music Adele's “Easy On Me" Marches To No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100 Adele's "Easy On Me" landed at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. By Cole Blake October 25, 2021