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Music Kanye West Praises Jay-Z For Standing Up For Artistic Freedom Jay-Z is in the midst of fighting laws that allow for lyrics to be used in court cases. By Alexander Cole February 17, 2022
Music Suge Knight's Attorney Pleads Guilty To Perjury And Conspiracy Suge Knight's former attorney Matthew Fletcher pleaded guilty to conspiracy and perjury charges related to Knight's 2016 murder charge. By Brianna Lawson February 17, 2022
Sports Kevin Durant Reportedly Gave Input On Kanye West's "DONDA" Kevin Durant got to listen to "DONDA" before the very first listening party. By Alexander Cole August 29, 2021
Music Lil Baby & DaBaby Shut Down "Boosie Bash" Amid Hurricane Ida Warnings Boosie Badazz made it clear that even Hurricane Ida could not stop the show. By Aron A. August 29, 2021
Music Rapper IDK Officially Owns "IDK" Trademark IDK officially owns the trademark to his name. By Alex Zidel September 24, 2021
Pop Culture Jack Harlow's "First Class" Single Will Arrive Next Friday Harlow has been hard at work preparing for the arrival of next month's new album. By Hayley Hynes April 01, 2022
Music FBI Asks Astroworld Attendees To Send Them Photos And Videos From Festival The Houston Police Department has partnered with the FBI for the investigation. By Thomas Galindo January 16, 2022
Music Fetty Wap’s “The Butterfly Effect” Receives Heavy Praise From Twitter One listener says “The Butterfly Effect” clears “CLB” in three tracks. By Hayley Hynes October 22, 2021
Music The Weeknd Edges Out Gunna By 2K For No. 1 Album Debut The battle for the top spot was closer than expected. By Thomas Galindo January 15, 2022
Music Kanye West & The Game Announce "My Life Was Never Eazy" With Wild Cover Art Kanye West and The Game's new song "My Life Was Never Eazy" is expected to be included on the upcoming album, "Donda 2." By Alex Zidel January 14, 2022
Music Tech N9ne Reacts To Being On Hip-Hop Highest Earners List With Drake, Ye & Jay-Z Tech N9ne tied Birdman and Doja Cat for the 10th spot. By Aron A. March 03, 2022
Music NBA YoungBoy Looks Completely Different In First Post-Jail Photo A new photo of NBA YoungBoy has surfaced on social media. By Joshua Robinson October 29, 2021