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Music Diddy Accused Of Fleeing L.A. In The Trunk Of A Police Car While Panicking After Biggie Smalls' Death The allegation was made in one of many lawsuits Diddy is facing as he remains behind bars in Brooklyn on charges of alleged sex trafficking. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Assures Fans That "I AM MUSIC" Is Dropping "FASHO" In 2025 Fans have been patiently waiting for Playboi Carti's new album so long that they began to believe it will never come. He confirms it's coming. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 02, 2025
Music Drake Edges Out Kendrick Lamar On Billboard With "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Second Week Sales Now that Kendrick Lamar and Drake's newest albums are both charting on the Billboard 200 albums chart post-debuts, fans are keeping score. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music Ashanti Reveals She Tried To Reconcile With Irv Gotti Before He Passed Away Ashanti spoke on Angie Martinez's "IRL" podcast about how she's processing the loss of her former collaborator Irv Gotti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Gordo Claims "Everything Will Come To Light" Amidst Drake UMG Battle Gordo has been riding with Drake throughout his K. Dot war, and now he's claiming there's more to uncover. By Elias Andrews March 01, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Delivers Massive Update On New Album “Don’t Be Dumb” During a recent interview with "GQ," ASAP Rocky provided his fans with yet another update on his upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music Jim Jones Expresses Pride In Promoting Gang Culture Through His Music Despite Backlash Jim Jones doesn't regret making millions off of his commercialization of gang culture, an often criticized tendency in some hip-hop corners. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” Dethrones Travis Scott's "UTOPIA" With Impressive Streaming Record Recently, Kendrick Lamar broke a new streaming record with "GNX," which was previously held by Travis Scott. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music Gotcha! Lil Nas X Expertly Claps Back At Haters Saying His Next Song Will Be "Too Gay For Mainstream" Lil Nas X has always been a controversial musician, so it's no surprise his new song snippet is ruffling feathers. By Zachary Horvath February 24, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Officially Nabs No. 1 Billboard Debut "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" marks PARTYNEXTDOOR's first No. 1 album and Drake's 14th, tying him for the most number one LPs by a solo artist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music 50 Cent Taunts Big Meech Over Canceled Homecoming Concert After Badazz Details Shutdown Recently, 50 Cent took to Instagram to react to Boosie Badazz's take on Big Meech's canceled homecoming concert. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Music Lupe Fiasco Joins Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute As A Rap Professor The application window for the course is still open. By Cole Blake January 05, 2025