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Music Blacc Zacc Arrested Over Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot In South Carolina Blacc Zacc pleaded not guilty to charges of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and more this week. By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2025
Music Bun B Sheds Tears While Testifying About His Wife Getting Robbed At Gunpoint This incident happened to Bun B and his wife Angela "Queenie" Walls back in 2019, and the rapper stated that it still affects them every day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2024
Music Drake Co-Signs Hilarious Meme That Depicts Him As A Cartoon Character Drake is always watching. By Alexander Cole October 30, 2023
Music Tyler, The Creator Says "Stuntman" Is Not A Kanye West Diss The rapper broke down every line of the song's alleged "Kanye diss verse". By Ben Mock June 10, 2023
Music Megan Thee Stallion Marks The Chilling Start Of "Act One" Could this be the start of a new era for Meg? By Caroline Fisher October 12, 2023
Music J. Cole Drops "The Fall-Off" Tour Teaser Ahead Of Opening Night In Charlotte J. Cole also previewed "The Fall-Off" tour's commencement by announcing a massive magazine about hip-hop history. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2026
Music SZA Overtakes Adele With Staggering Record For A Billboard Top 10 Album SZA's "SOS" album from late 2022 has maintained its dominance even two and a half years after its release, something Adele can also boast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music Top5 Reveals He Reportedly Signed A Deal With Stake Fellow Canadian rapper Drake is also connected to Stake, so it makes sense his friend Top5 would also work his way in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
TV DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Mero As Decade-Old Feud Continues DJ Akademiks and Mero from Hot 97 have had it out for one another for years, and the feud is only getting deeper. By Alexander Cole March 04, 2026
Music Ariana Grande Expresses Interest To Guest Host On "Catfish" Ariana Grande may do a little something on "Catfish." By Chantilly Post June 14, 2019
Music Roddy Ricch & The Weeknd Lead 2020 AMA Nominations The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch lead the nominations for the 2020 AMA's with 8 nominations apiece. By Alex Zidel October 26, 2020
Music Submit Your Music For The "Heat Seekers" Contest: Week Nine Artist Spotlights Lil Dumbo, Self Provoked and Jae Mansa featured in Week 9 of the Heat Seekers contest. By Kyle Rooney May 23, 2019