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Music 50 Cent Explains Why Drake's Kendrick Lamar-Inspired UMG Petition Is Hypocritical Some interesting perspectives here. By Alexander Cole December 10, 2024
Music Andre 3000 "Pause" Joke Leads Fans To Reconsider Past Comments About Being Too Mature To Rap Fans remembered Andre claiming he was too old to be making rap music. By Lavender Alexandria January 25, 2024
Music GloRilla Releases Mugshot Merch At Her First Post-Arrest Concert GloRilla was arrested on two felony drug charges in Georgia earlier this week. She paid her $22,000 bond to be released shortly after. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music Suge Knight Claims He Attacked Jermaine Dupri Over Money Owed For Bow Wow Suge Knight spins lots of yarns during prison interviews, and his latest involves producer Jermaine Dupri. By Elias Andrews February 26, 2025
Music LimeWire Will Return As A NFT Marketplace Austrian brothers Paul and Julian Zehetmayr announced the resurrection of LimeWire as a NFT marketplace for music and art. By Brianna Lawson March 12, 2022
Music Fugees Member Pras Found Guilty In Federal Conspiracy Case The MC is looking at a pretty lengthy sentence. By Noah Grant April 26, 2023
Pop Culture Adele Says Her Las Vegas Residency Would've Been "Half-Assed," Turns Up At A London Gay Bar The mother of one hopped on stage to perform a pole dance for surprised onlookers. By Hayley Hynes February 11, 2022
Music Suge Knight Says Drake's Use Of A.I. 2Pac Is A "Bad Look," Calls Out Snoop Dogg For Late Rapper's "Downfall" Suge Knight wasn't a fan of "Taylor Made Freestyle." By Cole Blake April 23, 2024
Relationships Nicki Minaj's Husband Dropped Lawsuit Against NY DCJS, Remains On Sex Offender Registry Petty previously claimed he wasn't notified of a hearing that would allow him to contest his status. By Caroline Fisher June 28, 2023
Music Latto Says Being Rich Can Get "Kinda Boring" Latto is preparaing the release of her follow up to 2024's Sweet Honey Iced Tea album that featured 2 Chainz and T.I.. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 29, 2025
Music DDG Doubles Down On Loyalty To Drake Over Kendrick Lamar DDG received backlash in early 2025 for his single father comments after the split from singer-actress Halle Bailey. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 05, 2025
Politics Kendrick Lamar Quoted By Kamala Harris At BET Awards & Wins Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Looks like being winning the biggest rap battle in decades equals another astonishment for Kendrick Lamar... and political placating, too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2024