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Music Lil Wayne Kicks Off The Carter VI Tour With LL Cool J Joining Him On Stage For "Bells" Performance Lil Wayne flips the LL Cool J's classic, "Rock The Bells," for his breakout The Carter VI track "Bells." U2's Bono is also a feature. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 07, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges Diddy Paid For Sex Worker To Cross State Lines For Alleged "Freak-Off" Parties An anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim referred to as "Jane" testified in the Diddy trial this week, also alleging physical abuse. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges She Traded Diddy "Freak-Offs" For Rent Money An anonymous alleged former partner of Diddy's and alleged sex trafficking victim took the stand in his trial this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music Katt Williams Enjoys His New Job As Lil Baby's New Manager In Hilarious "WHAM" Tour Trailer Katt Williams has collaborated with several Atlanta artists other than Lil Baby, including Childish Gambino. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Hip-Hop Should Reevaluate Nicki Minaj & Remy Ma Beef DJ Akademiks thinks Papoose's ghostwriting allegations against Remy Ma change the perception of her Nicki Minaj beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Armand Hammer & The Alchemist Announce New Collaborative Album, "Mercy" Armand Hammer and The Alchemist previously collaborated on the critically acclaimed album, "Haram," in 2021. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025
Music Judge Accused Of Trying To Sway Case Tied To Meek Mill Associate In New Complaint Philadelphia judge Scott DiClaudio was named in a formal misconduct complaint filed by the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board this week. By Caroline Fisher September 10, 2025
Music Ice Spice Refuses To Call Taylor Swift On Stream Despite Kai Cenat's Desperate Pleas Ice Spice and Taylor Swift have been friends since collaborating on a remix to the song, "Karma," back in 2023. By Cole Blake September 08, 2025
Original Content JAY-Z & Kanye West’s “Murder To Excellence” Is Painfully Wise, A Decade Later Reflecting on the relevancy of the lyrical themes in “Murder To Excellence,” ten years later. By EJ Panaligan August 19, 2021
Music Travis Scott & Pop Smoke Are Cookin' Up Some Heat In The Studio Travis Scott locks in the studio with Pop Smoke. By Aron A. December 11, 2019
Pop Culture Kelly Rowland Reveals Jay-Z Advice That Helped Her Reunite With Father In 2018, the Destiny's Child singer met her father, Christopher Lovett after 30 years apart. This week, the father-daughter duo sat down for an interview about their relationship. By Erika Marie March 17, 2022
Music JAY-Z's Mentor JAZ-O Dishes About Hov Shooting His Brother In an interview with Vlad, JAZ-O talked about giving JAY-Z the gun he used to shoot his brother. By Brianna Lawson January 25, 2022