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Music Bassnectar Retires From Music After Multiple Sexual Misconduct Allegations No more Bass. By Karlton Jahmal July 04, 2020
Music Uncle Luke Claims Jay-Z, Diddy & Kanye West Work With The System To Make Black People Villains Luke made some very interesting – and for some, confusing – points. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 17, 2024
Music Skepta Explains Why Kendrick Lamar & Drake's Beef Is Hurting Hip-Hop Skepta isn't a fan of the feud. By Cole Blake November 11, 2024
Music Young Thug Receives Sympathetic Message From His Record Label Amid Lengthy Trial Process YSL Records wants Jeffery to walk free. By Devin Morton July 25, 2024
Music Latto Reveals Why She Doesn’t Want Real Beef With Ice Spice Latto says if she were to engage in a rap battle, she’d be selective about her opponent. By Caroline Fisher July 19, 2024
Music Orlando Brown Threatens To Sue Chow Lee For Sampling Him On Hit Song, "Ms. Beautiful V" Orlando Brown wants to earn a "dollar a view" for Chow Lee's viral music video, which has racked up millions of streams. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Forced To Move After Fans Discovered His Home Address He was understandably frustrated. By Elias Andrews September 03, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's Engineer Reveals The "Amazing" Process Behind Drake Disses Unsurprisingly, the turnaround time for Kendrick Lamar's tracks was almost non-existent, and Nicolas de Porcel loved the high pressure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2024
Music Young Thug Issues A New Promise After Fan Gets The Wrong Lyrics Tattooed The fan mistakenly thought Young Thug rapped "Horses don't stop they keep going" on his iconic song, "Digits." By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Music Cassie Finally Receives Platinum Plaque For "Me & U" Classic: "This Was Long Overdue" The song was released 16 years ago but today, the singer said she was reminded to celebrate herself. By Erika Marie August 11, 2022
Music J. Cole Explains "Everybody Dies" Diss, Fans Accuse Him Of "Condoning" Bad Rappers Cole said the song was about rap in general, not the modern generation. However, now fans think he's being too soft. By Ben Mock November 03, 2023
Music Diddy Faces Sodomy Allegation From "RoboCop" Stuntman Diddy is facing several new lawsuits. By Cole Blake November 20, 2024