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Music Cassie’s Friend Accuses Diddy Of Dangling Her Over 17th Floor Balcony Fashion designer Bryana "Bana" Bongolan took the stand in Diddy's federal trial today, accusing him of leaving her with severe back pain. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Thanks Jeffrey Wright For Giving Him Acting Advice While Shooting "Highest 2 Lowest" ASAP Rocky and Jeffrey Wright star alongside Denzel Washington and many more in Spike Lee's new film, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Dawn Richard Takes The Stand In Diddy Trial And Alleges She Saw Him Abuse Cassie Dawn Richard's witness testimony follows Cassie's time on the stand during the Diddy trial, which had a similarly shocking start. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Here Are The Winners Of The 2017 Bet Hip Hop Awards See who took home the hardware Tuesday night at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards. By Kevin Goddard October 10, 2017
Music Hip Hop Listening On Spotify Increased By 74% In 2017 Spotify listeners loved their hip hop in 2017. By Matt F December 05, 2017
Music Sean Paul Details How DMX Helped Him Land Appearance In "Belly" Sean Paul says DMX played a critical role in getting him in "Belly." By Milca P. November 21, 2021
Music Styles P Responds To Ghostface Killah & Raekwon's Proposed Verzuz Battle Against The LOX Ghostface Killah and Raekwon expressed interest in facing off against The LOX in "Verzuz" during their appearance on Drink Champs. By Aron A. November 30, 2021
Music Foolio Recalls Assassination Attempt, Says Yungeen Ace's "Who I Smoke" "Went Crazy" Foolio recalls his assassination attempt last year and his back-and-forth with Yungeen Ace on DJ Akademiks' podcast. By Alex Zidel January 26, 2022
Streetwear Cardi B Shares "Hot Shit" Music Video, Twitter Debates Whether Ye Is Animated Or Real Lil Durk also appeared in the visual, though he looked much more real than Yeezy did. By Hayley Hynes July 12, 2022
Original Content Issa Feature: Every 21 Savage Feature Since 2013 A comprehensive list of 21 Savage's guest features: Drake, YG, Gucci Mane, Young Thug, Travis Scott & more. By Danny Schwartz February 08, 2017
Music Diddy's Legal Team Demands Zero Jail Time In Letter To The Judge Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his criminal trial in July. By Cole Blake September 23, 2025
Original Content #TBT: Just Blaze Revisiting Just Blaze's incredible production run from 2001 to 2005. By Danny Schwartz March 16, 2017