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Music Bricc Baby & Others Reportedly Arrested In Gang Takedown As Authorities Search For Big U According to U.S. Attorney Joseph T. McNally, Bricc Baby and others were arrested in an attempt “to make our communities safer." By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2025
Music Halle Bailey Announces Debut Album 'Love? Or Something Like It' Halle Bailey has fans anticipating new music after she announced her debut album set to arrive on October 24. By Tallie Spencer October 10, 2025
Music The Day Rap Broke The Internet: Reexamining Kendrick Lamar's "Meet The Grahams" Vs. Drake's "Family Matters" One year ago today, Drake and Kendrick Lamar went song-for-song at the height of their feud. By Aron A. May 03, 2025
Music Alleged Diddy Lawsuit Accuses Jaguar Wright Of Aiding In Sex Trafficking This alleged sex trafficking lawsuit against Jaguar Wright – despite her previous claims – also named Diddy, Druski, and more as defendants. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Hints At Having Even More Music Coming Lil Uzi Vert just released two singles titled "Chanel Boy" and "Relevant," but already might have more music on the way. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music Central Cee Responds To Aitch's Diss Track, But Not In The Way You'd Expect Is this a white flag or just a troll? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2025
Music Drake, PND & Cash Cobain Lead Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Cash Cobain join Queen Naija, Justin Bieber, Venna, and Leon Thomas on our "R&B Season" playlist update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2025
Music Diddy To Fight For Acquittal Or New Trial Ahead Of Sentencing In July, Diddy was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, meaning he could spend up to 20 years behind bars. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Wants To Box PlaqueBoyMax Months After Viral Spat It looks like Fivio Foreign is still not over his short-lived beef with PlaqueBoyMax, which started during a stream in January. By Caroline Fisher August 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Honors Lil Kim As "The Blueprint" After Their NYC Show Lil Kim thanked Cardi B and their fans for the warm welcome at Madison Square Garden last week, creating more solidarity between the two. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music 50 Cent Ruthlessly Trademarks Teairra Mari's "I Ain't Got It" Slogan The shirts have already been printed. By Mitch Findlay April 11, 2019
Music Kanye West Gifts Drake Affiliate Top5 A Swastika Chain During Bizarre Livestream Kanye West has fiercely defended his decision to wear swastika t-shirts, chains, and more in recent months. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025