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Music Clipse Storms Back Into Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update New hip-hop releases on "Fire Emoji" this week came from Clipse, Meek Mill, G Herbo, MAVI, Earl Sweatshirt, XXXTENTACION, and Juice WRLD. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Still Hasn't Filed Any New Evidence In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case Tory Lanez's team continues to push for his freedom in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case despite his previous conviction. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Disturbing Photos Of Cassie’s Alleged Injuries Made Public Amid Diddy Trial Last week, Cassie took the stand to recall the years of abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of Diddy. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Music Cassie Ventura & Alex Fine's Emotional 2019 Footage Resurfaces After Diddy Testimony Cassie Ventura found fame during the Myspace era with her classic song "Me and U." The song led to her signing to Bad Boy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Blasts Journalist For Suggesting Many Drake Fans Have “Outgrown” His Music Recently, music journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy shared her thoughts on Drake and PartyNextDoor's album, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Music JID Fans Pray For Andre 3000 Collab After Rappers Link Up In Paris JID has confirmed that he turned in his album, but the fact he has more music on the way meant his Andre 3000 meeting sparked rumors. By Elias Andrews March 07, 2025
Music Stevie J Recalls Meeting Diddy For The First Time Decades Before Scandal Stevie J publicly stood by Diddy before his arrest on federal trafficking charges, claiming he was on drugs during his leaked abuse of Cassie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Gordo Claims "Everything Will Come To Light" Amidst Drake UMG Battle Gordo has been riding with Drake throughout his K. Dot war, and now he's claiming there's more to uncover. By Elias Andrews March 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Sparks Debate After Listing SZA Among His 5 Favorite Artists Kanye West finally posted something that wasn't offensive, but it's still leading to plenty of debate on social media. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Offset Forgets Cardi B Divorce Drama With New $500K Ferrari Recently, Offset took to Instagram to show off the new Ferrari he bought amid his messy divorce from Cardi B. By Caroline Fisher February 23, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes History On The Top Rap Albums Chart With "GNX" Despite "GNX" only being a seven-month-old album, Kendrick Lamar has been setting numerous records and reaching impressive milestones. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music Diddy’s Former Assistant Allegedly Put Honey In Rooms For Freak-Offs One of Diddy's former assistants took the stand in his federal trial today, and recalled how he'd prepare rooms for alleged freak-offs. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2025