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Music Nelly Says Diddy Would Get Murdered By Sniper Jermaine Dupri In A Verzuz Nelly, J.D., and Diddy's history spans across the 2000s with massive hits such as "Stepped on My Jz" and "Shake Ya Tailfeather" By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music Vince Staples Announces "Cry Baby" Tour: How To Cop Tickets Vince Staples is officially going on tour this Fall to support his exceptional new album of the year contender, "Cry Baby." By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Original Content Why Hasn't Nicki Minaj Received A Grammy? Nicki Minaj is one of the most influential artists of all-time. However, despite being nominated, she has never won a Grammy. Find out why. By Barnell Anderson April 25, 2023
Music Drake Adds Extremely Rare Michael Jackson Album To Impressive Memorabilia Collection Drake's memorabilia collection continues to grow, as he recently secured a signed Michael Jackson album featuring a hand-drawn sketch. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Charleston White Says He Doesn't Feel Bad For King Von: "I Don’t Ride With Demons" Charleston White expressed no empathy while discussing King Von with DJ Akademiks on his "Fresh & Fit" podcast. By Cole Blake August 07, 2022
Music Keyshia Cole Can't Get Mary J. Blige To Agree To A Collaboration Keyshia Cole said she's tried to get Mary J. Blige on a track, but her efforts over the years have failed. By Erika Marie May 06, 2020
Music Vince Staples' Best Twitter Moments Vince Staples has one of the best Twitter accounts in the game. By Benjamin Salkind June 22, 2017
Music A$AP Rocky Drops Playboi Carti From The Official Version Of "Helicopter$" "Helicopter$" is the latest single from A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated upcoming album, "Don't Be Dumb," which drops this week. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Billboard Reveals Its Ranking Of The Best Hip-Hop Album Covers Of All Time Billboard celebrated the cover artwork for 50 iconic albums for it's newest ranking, featuring Lil Kim, Outkast, and more. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music Diddy's Unique Prison Release Conditions Finally Revealed Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music UK Rapper Charged With Murder Of Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins Incarcerated rapper Broadday and another inmate appeared in court for allegedly murdering convicted child sex offender Ian Watkins. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music JT Labels Cardi B's Sister, Hennessy, Jobless In Latest Fiery Message Cardi B reignited her feud with JT by dissing her and Lil Uzi Vert on her latest studio album, "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake October 01, 2025