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Music Mal Claims J. Cole's Dreamville Crew Doesn't Like Him Mal's past comments on J. Cole allegedly rubbed the Dreamville team the wrong way, but he said he never had any intention to disrespect them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2026
Music Ray J Rushed To Hospital After Health Scare On Livestream By Erika Marie October 01, 2026
Music Lil Durk Accused of Hiring Actors To March Outside Courthouse During Closing Arguments Closing arguments in the Lil Durk trial are set to take place today, and some are accusing the artist and his team of paying actors. By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Pop Culture Suge Knight Claims Tyrin Turner Was In Relationships With Dr. Dre, Jamie Foxx, & More In Vulgar Rant Suge Knight is standing by his over-the-top allegations he made just over a year ago about actor Tyrin Turner. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Quavo Reveals Stacked Feature List On Pharrell-Produced "QRÖMELIFE" Album Quavo's new album "QRÖMELIFE," executive produced by Pharrell Williams, is coming out next week with a very promising tracklist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026
Music Toronto Woman Earns Scholarship To Jay-Z’s Roc Nation School Samantha Samaka will attend LIU thanks to the hip hop mogul's business. By Lamar Banks December 06, 2022
Music How Did Megan Thee Stallion Get Her "Tina Snow" Alter Ego Name? Megan Thee Stallion has been rapping with the Tina Snow nickname for several years. Here's a deep dive into the origins of the name. By TeeJay Small February 01, 2024
Music Gunna Teases October Release For New Album “Splurge” With no official date yet, Gunna says Splurge will reflect the “next level” he is trying to reach creatively. By Erika Marie September 17, 2026
Music Diddy Reportedly Gets Massages, Hennessy, & Cellphone Access In Prison A report suggests Diddy has enjoyed an unusually comfortable prison stay as cellphone footage adds another wrinkle to his time at Fort Dix. By Erika Marie September 29, 2026
Music Is Jay-Z Losing His Grip On The NFL Halftime Show? On HNHH's latest livestream, Aron and I also discussed fresh Chris Brown debates, the Macklemore controversy, and our dream label duo tours. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Argues Lil Durk Won't Get Bond Ahead Of Racketeering Trial Lil Durk is facing a racketeering trial, and ahead of his bond hearing in November, DJ Akademiks has some thoughts. By Alexander Cole September 21, 2026
Music Drake Previews New Song With Don Toliver During "FOMO" Live Stream Drake just previewed a new song with Don Toliver that is certainly going to become a hit once it eventually releases. By Alexander Cole September 15, 2026