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Music La Roux Backs Alleged Victim In Kanye West's "Horrific" Sexual Assault Case Kanye West and his legal team have countered the lawsuit by citing the rapper's First Amendment right to free speech. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Fat Joe’s Ex-Hypeman Alleges Rapper Pocketed His Per Diem To Pay Down Tax Debt Terrance "T.A." Dixon recently made some new allegations against Fat Joe in a motion filed in federal court. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Music Eminem Talks About His Voice & Flow Changing On "MMLP 2" Eminem reveals the reason why his vocal tone and his delivery changed over time during an interview with his manager, Paul Rosenberg. By Rose Lilah September 08, 2022
Music Doechii To Join Kendrick Lamar In Australia For His "Grand National Tour" With SZA unable to join him in Australia, Kendrick Lamar previously announced ScHoolboy Q as another opener for those shows. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Set To Take Extended Break Until Next Album Kid Cudi just dropped off his 11th studio album "Free" on August 22 in which he veered into more pop punk and alternative music. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025
Music Police Bodycam Footage Shows King Harris Getting Arrested On Drug Charge Over the weekend, 21-year-old King Harris was arrested in his home state of Georgia while wearing a Pikachu onesie. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music Halsey Gives Hint That G-Eazy Cheated On Her Halsey couldn't make it any more clear without spelling it out. By Alex Zidel July 06, 2018
Music Azealia Banks Calls Out Diplo: Breaking Down Her Accusations The outspoken rapper has spoken out multiple times about the producer. By Demi Phillips December 06, 2023
Music First Of Five Foolio Murder Suspects Finally Faces Trial Alicia Andrews' legal team insists she knew nothing about her co-defendants' alleged plot to murder Foolio. By Caroline Fisher October 21, 2025
Music Kid ‘N Play’s Christopher “Kid” Reid Reveals He Underwent Life-Saving Heart Transplant The Kid ‘N Play frontman revealed that he underwent a heart transplant in 2025. By Tallie Spencer February 06, 2026
Music Who Runs Tupac Shakur's Estate? The estate of Tupac Shakur made headlines this week after threatening legal action against Drake for "Taylor Made Freestyle." By Aron A. April 25, 2024
Music Young Thug Weighs In On Kendrick Lamar Using “Not Like Us” Name-Drop To Diss Drake Young Thug was behind bars when Kendrick Lamar unleashed his hit diss track "Not Like Us" amid his feud with Drake. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025