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Music Chicken P Hit With Multiple Rape Charges: What We Know So Far Chicken P rejected the allegations as false, stating, "I have always carried myself with respect toward women and toward everyone I interact with, both inside and outside of music." By Aron A. November 28, 2025
Music Ja Rule Alleges Racism While Explaining Jumping Incident At Brandy & Monica Show Before clearing this up, Ja Rule took a shot at 50 Cent's mockery and backed up Max B's statement that he had nothing to do with it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Drake Suggests New Album "ICEMAN" Is Almost Here With Strong Message After speaking out about the "ICEMAN" rollout in a rare interview, it seems like Drake is kicking his new album into full gear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music Young Thug Ignites Debate By Revealing His Best Album According to Young Thug, when he dropped what he sees as his best album, he felt like he had "achieved the world." By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music D4vd Concert Footage Allegedly Shows Celeste Rivas Before Her Death Authorities found Celeste Rivas' dismembered remains in a car registered to D4vd while he was on tour, earlier this month. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music Jay Electronica Claims He Was "Living With" Diddy On "A Written Testimony: Leaflets" Jay Electronica shocked the hip-hop world this weekend, unloading tons of new music on streaming platforms for his 49th birthday. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Iggy Azalea And DJ Akademiks Go Off On Each Other As Playboi Carti Drama Reaches A Fever Pitch DJ Akademiks recently accused Iggy Azalea of trying to use him to get her child's father, Playboi Carti, "canceled." By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Gets Clowned After Becoming "First Rapper" To Own A Labubu Chain Soulja Boy is notoriously known for his ridiculous trendsetting claims, but he may actually be the only rapper to own this piece of ice. By Zachary Horvath September 15, 2025
Music Mariah the Scientist To Hit Up Europe And North America For "HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY" Tour Mariah the Scientist dropped her most successful album to date earlier this year and she's sure to draw some great crowds for this tour. By Zachary Horvath September 15, 2025
Politics The Alchemist Addresses Whether He Feels Compelled To Speak On The Violence In Gaza The Alchemist's comments come after he recently teamed up with Freddie Gibbs for the collaborative album, "Alfredo 2." By Cole Blake September 08, 2025
Music Erykah Badu Says The Alchemist Postponed Their Album At The Last Minute Erykah Badu previewed new collaborations with The Alchemist while performing her musical special with Amazon Music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 29, 2025
Reviews Earl Sweatshirt "Live Laugh Love" Review Earl Sweatshirt's personal growth over the past few years may have just made "Live Laugh Love" his most definitive album experience. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 25, 2025