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Music REASON Dismisses SwaVay & Ben Reilly's Biting Accusations After Joey Bada$$ Battle REASON's former collaborators SwaVay and Ben Reilly claimed he stole their material for his Joey Bada$$ diss track, "The Dead Apple." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music 21 Savage Cracks Time's 2024 Most Influential People List He's the only rapper to make the cut on this year's list. By Lavender Alexandria April 17, 2024
Music Tory Lanez To Sit Through Third Megan Thee Stallion Deposition Tory Lanez filed a Protective Order in late September to try and avoid any sort of involvement with Megan Thee Stallion's defamation suit. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music YG Previews Video For “Sign Language,” Hitting Streamers At Midnight YG is back with more music for the streets. By Hayley Hynes October 28, 2021
Music Trap Lore Ross Accuses Brian Steel Of Lying In Lil Durk Trial Additionally, a dispute over Lil Durk trial coverage escalated after Trap Lore Ross says members of Durk’s team confronted him outside court. By Erika Marie August 26, 2026
Music Rihanna Names Billie Eilish As Her Number One Dream Collaboration Eilish can't believe it. By Elias Andrews October 25, 2024
Music Pardison Fontaine & Cardi B Still Collaborate, He Recalls Giving Her "Be Careful" According to Pardi, Cardi knew right away that the song was the right fit for her. By Caroline Fisher December 13, 2023
Music Rae Sremmurd Share New Music Video For "Sexy" The newest video from their new album has arrived. By Lavender Alexandria August 16, 2023
Music Ariana Grande Nearly Passes Out In Haunted Escape Room With James Corden Ariana Grande gets into the Halloween spirit by visiting an escape room. By Alex Zidel October 31, 2018
Politics Willie D Joins Scarface In Municipal Politics, Runs For Houston City Council The Geto Boys are hoping to rock the vote in Houston, encompassing District B-to-D. By Devin Ch July 05, 2019
Music Cardi B Stuns On The Cover Of Rolling Stone Amid Fan Calls For A New Album Cardi didn't share much information on new music though. By Lavender Alexandria May 16, 2024
Music Soulja Boy & DJ Akademiks Clash Over Divisive Take On Rappers And Streamers When DJ Akademiks posited that streamers have taken away rappers' mystique, Soulja Boy blasted him as a "lame." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026