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Music Cardi B Secures Another Legal Win In Failed Assault Case From Security Guard Cardi B emerged victorious in an assault case from security guard Emani Ellis, who accused Cardi of assaulting her in 2018. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Set To Honor D’Angelo And Roberta Flack With Special Tribute At The 2026 GRAMMYs Lauryn Hill will lead the tribute for the two figures. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Pusha T Says “F*ck ICE” Pusha T recently walked the red carpet at Billboard Power 100 in Los Angeles, where he made his thoughts on ICE known. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music J. Cole Enlists Drake’s Lawyers Amid Legal Battle With Cam’ron Last October, Cam'ron hit Universal Music Group and J. Cole with a bombshell lawsuit over their "Ready '24" collab. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Fat Joe Says He Can’t Support An Alleged “Rat” Despite Liking Gunna’s New Album During a recent episode of his podcast, Fat Joe weighed in one Gunna's final album under YSL, "The Last Wun." By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Tech Kanye West's New Crypto Coin Rises And Crashes Within Hours Kanye West has toyed with cryptocurrency initiatives before, but this represents his biggest and riskiest leap yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Continues To Challenge Fairness Of Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Trial Tory Lanez is still fighting for his freedom as he serves a ten-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Politics Mo3's Alleged Killer Wants A Pardon From Donald Trump Donald Trump has already issued presidential pardons to several hip-hop artists, including Lil Wayne and Kodak Black. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Lil Baby Reveals Official Tracklist And Release Date For "The Leak$" People were speculating that Lil Baby was going to drop "The Leak$" August 15 thanks to an Instagram post. But we have a set date now. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Sports Snoop Dogg To Serve As Community Chairman For Los Angeles In 2026 World Cup Snoop Dogg's hometown of Los Angeles will be hosting a number of matches during the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025
Music King Yella Collapses During Interview After Drinking Too Much King Yella has sparked concern among supporters following his frightening health scare that took place during a recent interview. By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025
Music JID Defends J Cole's Kendrick Lamar Apology JID believes that J Cole has done too much for his Dreamville artists to lose sleep over an apology to Kendrick Lamar for a diss track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025