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Music Wallie The Sensei Capitalizes On Kendrick Lamar Hype By Signing To Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Imprint The signing comes as Travis Scott is gearing up for the release of his next collaborative project, "Jackboys 2." By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Music GloRilla Becomes Third Femcee Ever To Reach Impressive Billboard Milestone GloRilla recently became the third female rapper ever to land six No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025
Music Jackboy Suggests Kodak Black’s Music Career Is Failing During Scathing Rant According to Jackboy, his former friend Kodak Black might want to consider getting into a new line of work. By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2025
Music Quality Control’s P Taunts Young Thug With Documentary Plans Amid Snitching Allegations According to Quality Control CEO P, he plans to share his side of the story in exchange for a hefty paycheck. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Diddy Supporters Are Allegedly Being Paid To Protest For Him Outside Trial's Courthouse Folks are allegedly paying people to wear "Free Diddy" T-shirts outside the federal courthouse and promote his mid-trial cryptocurrency. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Jackboy Reignites Kodak Black Feud But Fans Are Tired Of The Drama Jackboy hit Kodak Black with snitching allegations during his latest livestream on Instagram amid their longstanding feud. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Music Timbaland Calls Today's Music "Bland" & "Boring" Due To No "Well-Known Artists," But AI Is Beautiful Timbaland has created hit songs for Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Aalilyah, Petey Pablo, and more. He influenced Kanye West. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music Xzibit Receives Temporary Restraining Order From Former Employee Over Alleged Death Threat Julio Garcia, the man responsible for dishing out these allegations, used to wash cars for Xzibit for a long time. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music BlocBoy JB Reveals "Look Alive" Was Originally Drake's Song BlocBoy JB's example is one of many in which Drake had a song that he gave to a collaborator for their own albums. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music Diddy Accepted Into Drug Treatment Program That Could Help Reduce His Sentence After being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, Diddy is serving over four years in prison. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music Diddy Receives Amended Assault Lawsuit From Bryana Bongolan As Prison Sentence Begins Bryana Bongolan, a friend of Cassie Ventura, testified against Diddy during his federal trial this summer. She sued him in 2024. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025
Original Content DaBaby Songs: Rapper's Best Collabs DaBaby has some big records with big artists. Let's take a look at some of his best collabs! By Brandon Simmons May 12, 2023