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Music Octavian’s Ex Claims She Was Offered £20,000 To Stay Silent On Abuse Allegations The ex-girlfriend of UK rapper Octavian claims in a new BBC Three documentary that she was offered a £20,000 NDA in exchange for her silence on the abuse she suffered in their relationship. By Keenan Higgins January 31, 2021
Music SZA Co-Signs Ice Spice's On The Radar Freestyle With Fire Emojis SZA supports Ice Spice. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 29, 2024
Music Rihanna Celebrates A$AP Rocky's Not Guilty Verdict With Heartfelt Message The pop star is "thankful" for the ruling. By Elias Andrews February 18, 2025
Music Drake Goes Diamond-Eligible With "Views" Despite Spotify & UMG Conspiracies Drake's 2016 album "Views" is one of his most commercially successful and now, it is eligible for one of the highest sales honors imaginable. By Alexander Cole February 18, 2025
Music What’s New In Battle Rap (Jan 21) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden January 21, 2017
Music Charlamagne Tha God Thinks GloRilla Could Hold Her Own Against Nicki Minaj In A Verzuz Battle While Chalamagne Tha God's cohosts on "The Breakfast Club" disagreed, GloRilla and Nicki Minaj do boast a lot of hits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Pop Culture Angela Yee Was "Good Friends" With Lauryn Hill In High School Angela talks wanting the singer to sit down for an interview on her new show and revealed a little known fact about Ms. Hill. By Erika Marie January 17, 2023
Music Drake Gives Fan's Sign Insulting Kendrick Lamar The Stamp Of Approval: "That's Facts" Even Drake fans across the globe are backing him in his ongoing beef. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Previews Unreleased Song: Listen Check out a preview of an upcoming Nicki Minaj record. By Kevin Goddard June 27, 2021
Music Afroman Beat The Case—So Where Are Free Speech Warriors When Hip-Hop’s On Trial? Free speech is a right, but it's often framed as a privilege. Afroman refused to let it be weaponized against him. By Aron A. March 21, 2026
Music Sean Kingston Hit With Prison Sentence For Wire Fraud Conviction Sean Kingston's mother Janice Turner received a five-year prison sentence for her own wire fraud conviction in this case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music Wale Drops Trailer For "Folarin 2" Along With New Snippet The D.C. rapper wants his flowers while he can still smell 'em. By Taylor McCloud October 19, 2021