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Music Diddy Allegedly Tried To Haggle Over Escort Rates For "Freak-Offs" The prosecution has finally called its final witness to the stand in Diddy's long-running sex trafficking and racketeering trial. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Akon Believes Canada Is Dominating Hip Hop: “Don’t Get It Twisted” The Konvict Muzik founder also praised Atlanta for its influence on the culture. By Lamar Banks October 09, 2022
Music Brandy's 7 Biggest Top 10 Hits Known for her impeccable vocal range and intricate overdubbing, Brandy has her fair share of hit songs. By Wyatt Westlake November 01, 2023
Music Chief Keef, Fat Joe, Ja Rule, & More Celebrate Hip-Hop's 50th Anniversary At BET Awards Several artists celebrated 50 years of hip-hop at the BET Awards on Sunday. By Cole Blake June 26, 2023
Music Pretty Ricky Previews "Body" Single Ahead Of Millennium Tour 2 Pretty Ricky's Spectacular shares snippet of the R&B group's forthcoming single "Body" five days before the Millennium Tour kicks off. By Erika Marie February 24, 2020
Music All Four Of Foolio's Convicted Murderers Receive Life In Prison Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy, and Rashad Murphy have received their sentence for killing Foolio. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Lil Skies Calls Out Fans For Not Respecting His Artistic Growth The rapper is calling out fans who refuse to let artists experiment. By Madusa S. December 28, 2020
Music Saweetie Claps Back At Troll With Piano-Playing Video Saweetie proves she could be Damson Idris' piano teacher. By Thomas Galindo November 11, 2021
Music Pusha T Fuels Rumors Of Tyler The Creator Feature After Fake "Don't Tap The Glass" Tracklist The fake "Don't Tap The Glass" tracklist Tyler The Creator debunked featured Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music T.I. Confirms He's Retiring From Music After His Next Album T.I. released the Pharrell-produced track, "Let Em Know," as the lead single from his next album, "Kill The King," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Pop Culture Coi Leray Speaks On Oversaturation In The Music Industry: "Every Song Is A Hit, Everybody Is A Star" After sharing her thoughts, Leray took some time to debate with users who believe she benefitted from the very thing she's complaining about. By Hayley Hynes May 09, 2023
Music Chilli & T-Boz Reveal Plans For A TLC Broadway Musical "We didn’t tell it all in our biopic." By Devin Ch March 24, 2019