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Music Diddy Accuses Lil Rod Of Hiring Sex Workers & Taking Drugs On His Own Diddy has filed counterclaims against Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones' $30 million sexual assault lawsuit, accusing him of defamation and theft. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Relationships Anderson .Paak's Wife Demands Spousal Support As Jeannie Mai Dating Rumors Heat Up Anderson .Paak and his estranged wife, Jae Lin, who he married back in 2010, share two children together, ages 9 and 13. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music Prosecutors Fight To Keep Lil Durk's Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence Federal prosecutors in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire case compared his OTF collective to a Liberian anti-terrorism unit that engaged in torture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Ty Dolla $ign Delivers Cryptic Update On His Relationship With Kanye West Ty Dolla $ign's relationship with Kanye West appeared to take a turn for the worse earlier this year during one of Ye's antisemitic rants. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Young Thug Alleges YSL Woody Accidentally Stole Jewelry From Big Nut According to Young Thug, Nut was willing to let the alleged robbery slide, but the same couldn't be said for his crew. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Denies Police Allegations, Says Hip Hop Media Was "Lame" Before VladTV DJ Vlad launched VladTV back in 2008, and he's been accused of working with authorities after his interviews go viral. By Erika Marie June 08, 2026
Original Content From King Von's "Exposin Me" To CJ's "Whoopty": A Hindi Love Song Turned Drill Beat We look at how a Hindi vocal sample ended up burrowing its way into Brooklyn drill, and beyond. By Aron A. January 22, 2021
Music Asian Doll Seemingly Addresses Leaked King Von Clip Asian Doll looked to be calling out King Von's haters in a recent Tweet. By Caroline Fisher July 19, 2023
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" Series Is A Reminder Of His God-Tier MC Status While we anticipate "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers," we take a deep dive into Kendrick Lamar's "The Heart" series. By Aron A. May 11, 2022
Music Mo3's Manager Explains Why Morray Replaced Rod Wave On "In My Blood" Mo3's manager said "In My Blood" was made for Rod Wave "but then somebody genuine came." By Aron A. August 22, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Smiley Explains "Buy Or Bye" Concept, Talks Drake Co-Sign, CLB, & More For this week's Rise & Grind, we caught up with Drake's favorite rapper, Smiley, to discuss "Buy Or Bye 2," performing at OVO Fest for his second-ever live show, and his recent health journey. By Aron A. November 16, 2021
Music Love & Hip Hop Hollywood's Teairra Marí Sex Tape Leaks Teairra Marí is the latest of victim of "the Fappening" iCloud leaks. By Devin Ch May 09, 2018