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Relationships NBA Youngboy Put Yaya Mayweather On "38 Baby 2" Cover Art Youngboy Never Broke Again uses a recent photo of himself and his girlfriend Yaya Mayweather for his new album artwork. By Alex Zidel April 24, 2020
Pop Culture Copyright Infringement In Music: An In-Depth Explanation We tackle exactly what copyright infringement in music is, with help from two industry professionals. By Kemet High December 30, 2019
Music TDE Punch Casually Reacts To Nicki Minaj's Explosive Allegations Yesterday evening (July 15), Nicki Minaj went absolutely ballistic on TDE Punch, accusing him of bullying, lying, and more. By Zachary Horvath July 16, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj “Pink Friday 2”: Best & Worst Samples Nicki Minaj is no stranger to sampling, so her frequent incorporation of preexisting tracks comes as no surprise. By Wyatt Westlake December 21, 2023
Music Teairra Mari & Keri Hilson Go Back & Forth With Threats, Claims & Responses Over Beef When Hilson recalled a past incident between them– and Mari responded quite aggressively– she clarified that she sees it as water under the bridge. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 01, 2023
Music Cardi B Reveals She Missed Her Kids' First Days Of School Due To Assault Trial Cardi B sounded off on this immediately after securing her win against Emani Ellis, who tried to sue her for $24 million. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Gunna Addresses Haters In Resurfaced Gym Clip Amid Young Thug Drama Gunna recently met up with fans to work out at a gym. While there, he shared some wise advice about resiliency and how to block out haters. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music Lil Rod Accuses Stevie J Of Allegedly Carrying Guns For Diddy & Recruiting Sex Workers Stevie J is facing serious allegations. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2024
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Approaching Billionaire Status It's been a great month for 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2024
Music Young Thug To Perform In Atlanta Today Following Release Of "UY Scuti" Following the release of "UY Scuti," Young Thug announced that he will be performing in front of the Fulton County Courthouse this afternoon. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Relationships Cardi B Wishes Offset Was A "Better Person" For Their Kids Cardi B's discussion of her divorce from Offset comes as she prepares to release her new album, "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake September 18, 2025
Music TMZ's Harvey Levin Has Bad News For Drake As Lawyers Seek To Appeal UMG Verdict Drake recently had his defamation lawsuit against UMG thrown out, and to make matters worse, he is getting bad news from Harvey Levin. By Alexander Cole October 16, 2025