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Music Eminem Announces Previously Unreleased Music To Appear On "STANS" Documentary Soundtrack Eminem announced that the accompanying soundtrack to his forthcoming "STANS" documentary will feature previously unreleased music. By Devin Morton August 12, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa Accuse UMG Of Trying To Sabotage Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Earlier this year, Salt-N-Pepa filed a lawsuit against UMG, alleging that the company violated the Copyright Act. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
TV Ari Lennox Issues A Stern Clarification Of Her Viral "Martin" Criticism Ari Lennox voiced her frustration with how "Martin" handled jokes about the character, Pam, late last month. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." Surpasses 10 Billion Spotify Streams Kendrick Lamar's most streamed album on Spotify joined an elite class of six other hip-hop-adjacent LPs on the platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 11, 2025
Music DDG Gets Swatted During Paintball Tournament DDG addressed his swatting experience during a recent livestream, warning that there could be serious consequences for those responsible. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Pulls Jay-Z In Response To Fan Missing His Old Music Tyler The Creator describes ‘Don’t Tap The Glass’ as a carefree album that he created with feel-good dance music in mind. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 10, 2025
Sports Nicki Minaj Apologizes To Dez Bryant Following Social Media Spat Nicki Minaj issued an apology to Dez Bryant after their unexpected and strange social media back and forth. By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Music Drake Fans Catch Possible Kojo Menne Asamoah Reference On "Family Matters" Amid UMG Lawsuit Kojo Menne Asamoah is the man Drake is trying to serve with a subpoena in his defamation lawsuit against UMG over "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music 112 Conveniently Omit Diddy Lyric While Rapping Biggie Smalls 112 released three albums with Bad Boy Records. The Atlanta quartet would battle rivals Jagged Edge in Verzuz. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Analyzes Young Thug’s Comment To Kid Cudi Testifying Against Diddy DJ Akademiks is known for his commentary on hip hop current events. He has been very vocal during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music TheARTI$T & Honey Bxby "Risk It All" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update TheARTI$T, Honey Bxby, and Leon Thomas are front and center on this week's edition of our "R&B Season" playlist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Ice Of "The Joe Budden Podcast" Eviscerates Hitta J3 For Dissing Him Hitta J3 and Ice were beefing way before the former decided to shoot at the latter on his Joey Bada$$ diss, "The Last Supper." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025