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Music UMG Could Subpoena Drake & Kendrick Lamar To Testify In "Not Like Us" Defamation Case UMG's potential witness list in Drake's lawsuit against them over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" looks very different to the OVO mogul's. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025
Pop Culture FG Famous Arrested For Retaliation Shootings After Friend JayDaYoungan's Death His arrest, unfortunately, coincided with his fallen friend's funeral in Louisiana. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2022
Music Tay Keith Reportedly Died From An Overdose Tay Keith's cause of death has officially been revealed by an autopsy conducted by the Nashville Medical Examiner's Office. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Music GloRilla Brings Out Kodak Black, Sexyy Red, Muni Long & More At 1st Glo Bash GloRilla has had an amazing run with collaborations in hip hop. Her resume includes Travis Scott, T-Pain, and Bossman DLow. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
TV Cam'ron Announces The Return Of "It Is What It Is" And Drops A Freestyle In The Process Cam'ron just came through with a new freestyle on the same day that "It Is What It Is" made its big return. By Alexander Cole September 14, 2026
Pop Culture Chingy & Sidney Starr: How A Lie Derailed The Rapper's Career In 2010, Sidney Starr spilled the T on her relationship with Chingy, but it turned out to be an outright lie. By Tamara McCullough August 21, 2023
Music Mickey Factz Answers Mos Def’s Rap Challenge, Factz Enlists Lupe Fiasco & Daylyt To Battle Black Thought & King Los Mickey Factz went viral recently for his claim that Lupe Fiasco is a better "lyricist" than Kendrick Lamar. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Tour Materializes The Elusive pgLang Vision Kendrick Lamar and SZA set a new standard on the Grand National tour; more importantly, the tour embodies pgLang’s forward-thinking ethos at the intersection of art and media. By Aron A. June 24, 2025
Music Faith Evans Hit With Major Lawsuit Over The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mother’s Estate The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace, passed away back in February at the age of 72. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music New Footage Of Kanye West & Drake In The Studio From 2018 Surfaces Kanye West and Drake have had a falling out in the years since the new clip was originally recorded. By Cole Blake September 15, 2025
Music King Von Associate O-Block Louie Reportedly Passes Away The details around this are still unclear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 02, 2025
Music Footage Emerges Of Lil Durk In Courtroom Before Not Guilty Verdict Was Read Lil Durk reportedly hung his head and began to cry when the court announced a jury acquitted him on all counts in his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2026