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Music Meek Mill Announces New Weed Strain, Leaves Fans Confused "Of course I’m starting a weed strand to go along with the new album," Meek Mill says. By Caroline Fisher January 05, 2024
Music French Montana Recruits Kanye West & Westside Gunn For Track On "Mac & Cheese 5" "Where They At," along with the rest of the mixtape, drops January 5. By Caroline Fisher January 03, 2024
Music Eminem’s Publisher, Eight Mile Style, Sues Meta For Alleged Copyright Infringement Reportedly, Eight Mile Style is seeking monetary damages from Meta and a permanent injunction against the future use of Eminem's music. By Caroline Fisher May 31, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Breaks Silence On Bombshell Diddy Trial Testimony Kid Cudi spoke about his relationship with Cassie and Diddy's alleged reaction while testifying on Thursday. By Cole Blake May 22, 2025
Music Punch Is Dumbfounded By Fat Joe's Theory About Kendrick Lamar & SZA Competing With Ja Rule & Ashanti Fat Joe discussed Kendrick Lamar and SZA's success with "luther" and their tour during his podcast with Jadakiss. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Returns With Potential Dagger Response To Ray Vaughn With "CRASH DUMMY" Joey Bada$$ is looking to assert his dominance over the West Coast and TDE, and this expertly crafted response to Ray Vaughn may just do it. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Dawn Richard Takes The Stand In Diddy Trial And Alleges She Saw Him Abuse Cassie Dawn Richard's witness testimony follows Cassie's time on the stand during the Diddy trial, which had a similarly shocking start. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Remembers Wanting Jay-Z To Manage Him Not Sign Him Before Joining Roc Nation Joey Bada$$ issued another challenge to the West Coast in his latest freestyle with Red Bull that includes Big Sean and Ab-Soul. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 15, 2025
Music SZA Makes A Fan's Day With Free Tickets & Shout-Out After Meeting Thousands At The Pop-Up SZA received a surprise visit by Kendrick Lamar at her latest Not Beauty Pop-Up to meet-and-greet fans ahead of GNX concert. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 15, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Gets Brutally Honest About "Animosity" In Warren G Friendship Warren G recently admitted that he misses hanging out with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre and claimed they ghosted him at Super Bowl LVI. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Wale: "I Really Wish DJs Still Broke Records" Wale is not thrilled with the current state of DJing. By Trevor Smith April 02, 2017
Music XXXTENTACION'S Debut Project "Bad Vibes" Drops This Spring XXXTENTACION is dropping his debut project "Bad Vibes" this spring. By hnhh March 02, 2017