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Music Bad Boy Records Co-Founder Files Detailed Lawsuit Alleging Diddy's Heavy Involvement In Tupac's Murder The person(s) responsible for the death of Tupac continues to mystify everyone, but could this lawsuit against Diddy shed some light? By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Continues To Pile On Joe Budden By Digging Up Grossly Uncomfortable Clip About Sexually Pleasing Pets 50 Cent is unrelenting whenever he has a beef with somebody, and it seems like Joe Budden never got the memo. By Zachary Horvath March 04, 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 Gunna Will Run Around The City In First Marathon In 2025 Gunna takes his fitness journey to the next level by competition his first marathon. He will run around the city for a good cause. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Mocks "Positivity" While Defending Swastika Shirt Design Kanye West wore a Swastika shirt out in public, and now he is defending his decision with a series of threats and taunts. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music Diddy & Baby Oil-Themed Parade Float Shocks Mardi Gras Attendees Considering the controversies around previous baby oil appropriation, this Diddy-themed Mardi Gras float will surely cause commotion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Wears Swastika T-Shirt Around Los Angeles Following Bizarre Twitter Rant Recently, Kanye West was spotted out and about in Los Angeles wearing a t-shirt with a big swastika on it. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 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 BigXthaPlug Arrested In Texas For Alleged Marijuana Possession According to "TMZ," BigXthaPlug was taken into custody in Arlington, Texas early this morning for alleged marijuana possession. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music Big As The What?: Kevin Durant Praises J Cole & Drake After Dreamville Boss' "cLOUDs" Single Kevin Durant praised Drake while reacting to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, so it's no surprise he did so after this J Cole cut. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill & Wu-Tang Clan Among 2026 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame committee has unveiled its list of 17 nominees for the 2026 induction ceremony. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dead At 25 The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026