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Sports Ja Rule Hilariously Blames Knicks' Playoff Loss On 50 Cent 50 Cent was in attendance as the New York Knicks dropped Game 2 to the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, leaving the series tied at 1-1. By Cole Blake April 23, 2025 955 Views
Music Snoop Dogg & Death Row Records Push Hard To Toss Out $107 Million Suit Against Them Snoop Dogg and Death Row have been fighting this court battle since 2002, and it was amended in 2022 when the former became the founder. By Zachary Horvath April 22, 2025 2.8K Views
Music DJ Akademiks Gets Deeply Honest About Why Most Rappers Are Struggling On The Charts DJ Akademiks believes there are a handful of key factors playing into the lack of variety hip-hop is seeing on the charts. By Zachary Horvath April 22, 2025 4.7K Views
Music Lil Wayne To Headline Historic Madison Square Garden Concert To Debut “Tha Carter VI” Lil Wayne is planning to release "Tha Carter VI" as his first album in the iconic series since 2018 on June 6th. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025 3.5K Views
Music Lil Wayne Drops The Cover Artwork For Long Awaited "Tha Carter VI" Lil Wayne is giving fans what they have been waiting on for years as the rollout is officially underway for the sixth "Carter" album. By Zachary Horvath April 22, 2025 27.3K Views
Music Boosie Badazz Goes Off On Indianapolis Promoters For Allegedly Stiffing His Daughter According to Boosie Badazz, he's never performing in Indianapolis again after what was done to his daughter. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025 2.1K Views
Music Drake's UMG Lawsuit Amendment Attempts To Use "The Joe Budden Podcast" As Evidence Against Kendrick Lamar Drake updated his UMG lawsuit to claim Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl and Grammys appearances also defamed his character. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025 10.9K Views
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Serena Williams For Backpedaling On Drake Beef After Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Serena Williams said she's "never had negative feelings" towards Drake after dancing to "Not Like Us" at the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025 1.6K Views
Relationships ASAP Rocky Says Rihanna Knew They Were Meant To Be Years Before They Started Dating Recently, ASAP Rocky looked back on the process of recruiting Rihanna for his iconic "Fashion Killa" music video. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2025 2.3K Views
Music Lawyer Bradford Cohen Weighs In On Ja Rule's Paperwork That Allegedly Proves 50 Cent Filed Order Of Protection 50 Cent reignited the feud with Ja Rule with his disrespectful remarks about Irv Gotti's death, causing the latter to go off. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025 7.1K Views
Relationships Offset Claims He's Happy For Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Following Their Viral Nightclub Antics Cardi B and Stefon Diggs made headlines for hitting a nightclub in New York City together over the weekend. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025 3.8K Views
Music Wack 100 Clears Up Sexuality Allegations In Big U's RICO Case Wack 100 and Big U have been feuding for years after Wack questioned Big U's artist Nipsey Hussle's musical legacy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 13, 2025 3.9K Views