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Music Orlando Brown Threatens To Sue Chow Lee For Sampling Him On Hit Song, "Ms. Beautiful V" Orlando Brown wants to earn a "dollar a view" for Chow Lee's viral music video, which has racked up millions of streams. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Eligible For Gold Certification Just Three Weeks After Release With Playboi Carti having a strong first week of sales and staying atop the charts for consecutive weeks, it seems "MUSIC" is here to stay. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Joe Tacopina Breaks Silence On Defending Tory Lanez's Lawyer In Case Involving Harvey Weinstein Joe Tacopina already has another high-profile case underway after defending ASAP Rocky in his assault trial. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Will Smith Addresses Slapping Chris Rock In New Track "You Lookin For Me" Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar are the only two friends Will Smith called about his return to rap music in 2025. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Secures Early Prison Release For Next Holiday Season Beyond some prison photos and calls for his freedom from his family, we haven't been able to hear much about Fetty Wap during his sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Lil Durk Wants Judge Removed From Murder-For-Hire Case Over Alleged Death Threats Lil Durk is currently behind bars on charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire plot, and his trial is supposed to begin in January. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music Tyrese Accosts Kevin McCall For Claiming He Refused To Help Him Kevin McCall had complained about Tyrese during a recent interview, alleging that he refused to help him out when he was homeless. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Disses NBA YoungBoy On New Song: "You Poisoning The Youth, Nothing Positive You Do" NLE is throwing jabs literally and figuratively in his new song and video. By Tallie Spencer October 30, 2025
Streetwear Kanye West Thanks Anna Wintour For Her Support After Vogue Exit Vogue terminated its relationship with Kanye West after him antisemitic comments, but Anna Wintour has usually given Ye grace in these cases. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2025
Music R Kelly Seeks New Trial Due To Alleged Murder Plot, Witness Tampering, And More R Kelly and his legal team alleged they have evidence of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and want his bond secured as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Prosecution Argues Diddy Allegedly Buying Flights & Hotels For Escorts Could Constitute Sex Trafficking Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in his ongoing criminal trial in New York City. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Young Thug Jokes About Retiring From Rap To Become A Streamer Young Thug recently linked up with Adin Ross for a stream and began to consider a career change after learning how much he makes. By Caroline Fisher June 14, 2025