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Music TDE's Punch Draws Backlash For Wanting "Unity" In Hip-Hop After Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle Punch has been all over Twitter since the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef blew up, which made OVO fans call these new comments hypocritical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Gunna Tells Will-I-Am Why He Wants To Sign An AI Artist Gunna's conversation with will.i.am comes as artificial intelligence continues to be a hotly contested topic. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music OMB Peezy Nightclub Shooting Suspect Arrested This April, OMB Peezy's sprinter van was shot at roughly 20 times in the parking lot of StarBar in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Drop Kidnapping And Select Sex Trafficking Charges The move from prosecutors in Diddy's sex trafficking and racketeering trial comes just before closing arguments. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges That Clipse Purposely Let Kendrick Lamar's Verse Surface A lot has been said about how Clipse (more so Pusha T) have handled rolling out "Let God Sort Em Out," and DJ Akademiks is calling them out. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Reportedly Seen Filming A Music Video In NYC Amid Album Rollout The NBA YoungBoy takeover is fast approaching, and the rapper is already prepping visuals for the album that's due out next month. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music Kyrie Irving Shares Nuanced Defense Of Drake While Addressing Kendrick Lamar Feud Kyrie Irving says Drake still commands respect for all that he's achieved over the course of his lengthy career. By Cole Blake June 22, 2025
Music Chris Brown Has Woman Removed From Concert After "Accidentally" Throwing Drink At Him Chris Brown wasn't tolerating any disrespect at his most recent tour stop despite the fan claiming it was an accident. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Drake Links Up With Julia Wolf For Her Toronto Concert Julia Wolf is making big waves with her alternative rock and pop sounds, and Drake is a big fan of her new album "PRESSURE." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025
Music Fat Joe Hit With $20 Million Lawsuit Over Disturbing Allegations Of Sex Acts With Minors & More Fat Joe has yet to put out a statement regarding the allegations, but he's represented by attorney Joe Tacopina. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music R Kelly's Alleged Victim Has No Sympathy For His Murder Plot Claims R Kelly previously alleged that prison staff were trying to kill him after he suffered an overdose while behind bars. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music Judge Mathis Thinks Kanye West And Diddy's Other Friends Should Support Puff At Trial Judge Mathis made it clear he doesn't think people should support Diddy's alleged actions. But if they do, they might as well comfort him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025