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Music Nelly Wants Court To Impose Sanctions On Ali Jones For Dropped St. Lunatics Lawsuit Ali Jones accused Nelly of unjust enrichment and copyright infringement, but the rest of the St. Lunatics distanced themselves from the suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025 2.3K Views
Music Kanye West Disturbingly Flaunts His Alleged Harassment Of Female Employees In New Tweets Kanye West even name-dropped Lauren Pisciotta, a former employee who accused the Yeezy mogul of sexual harassment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2025 3.2K Views
Music Slim Thug Breaks Silence After Losing Valuables In Apartment Burglary Fortunately for Slim Thug, he has insurance, which will help by covering at least some of the rapper's losses. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025 1.7K Views
Music DJ Hed Compares Drake & Kendrick Lamar To LeBron James & Nikola Jokic DJ Hed is a big Los Angeles basketball and rap fan, so his thoughts on Drake, LeBron James, Kendrick Lamar, and Nikola Jokic may surprise you. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025 1461 Views
Music Kanye West Unveils KKK-Inspired Cover For Upcoming Album “WW3” Kanye West's new album cover arrives after he wore a KKK-inspired outfit during an interview with DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher April 03, 2025 28.5K Views
Music 911 Caller In Young Scooter’s Death Gets Bond After Allegedly Causing Fatal Police Chase Young Scooter died after suffering a serious leg injury while fleeing from police officers in Atlanta, last month. By Cole Blake April 03, 2025 799 Views
Music Diddy Accusers May Be In Trouble As He Wins Another Civil Lawsuit Diddy is currently residing behind bars in New York City as he continues to await trial in his upcoming criminal case. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025 2.2K Views
Music Orthopedic Doctor Weighs In On How Young Scooter Died From His Leg Injury This orthopedic doctor is labeling the death of Young Scooter "rare" making this all the more heartbreaking. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025 11.5K Views
Music Kanye West Breaks Silence On Twitter With Disturbing NSFW "WW3" Video Kanye West is bringing his headline-grabbing antics back to Twitter after his controversial interview with DJ Akademiks. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025 11.9K Views
Music Lil Wayne Emerges Victorious From Hefty Legal Battle With Former Lawyer Lil Wayne and his former lawyer Ron Sweeney went back in forth in court over legal fees that Weezy allegedly owed him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025 1127 Views
Music Tyler The Creator Mourns D'Angelo In Heartfelt Tribute D'Angelo's family confirmed that the 51-year-old singer passed away after a private battle with cancer on Tuesday. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spikes Up Charts After Drake Loses Lawsuit Many iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify users ran "Not Like Us" back as Drake prepares to appeal this decision over Kendrick Lamar's diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025 4.2K Views