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Music Lil Wayne Reveals His First Choice To Sing At His Wedding Wedding plans are taking shape, and Wayne already knows which R&B legend he would love to have onstage for the big day. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Performs With Kanye West At ComplexCon: Full Setlist Playboi Carti performed at ComplexCon on Sunday, and had a guest appearance from none other than Kanye West. By Alexander Cole October 05, 2026
Music Diddy Faces Yet Another Prison Release Delay Over Alleged Jail Violations Diddy's legal team is reportedly questioning how people are obtaining and disseminating information from inside the prison facility. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Freddie Jackson, Quiet Storm Favorite And R&B Hitmaker, Dies At 69 Known for “You Are My Lady” and “Rock Me Tonight,” Freddie Jackson leaves behind one of R&B’s most enduring romantic catalogs. By Erika Marie October 06, 2026
Music BloodHound Q50's Mother Addresses Trolls After His Death BloodHound Q50 was reportedly shot and killed in Chicago this weekend, and the hip-hop world and beyond is mourning his loss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026
Music OG 3Three Will Remain Free On Bond After Prosecutors Lose Appeal The government’s attempt to return OG 3Three to custody has failed, with his $200,000 bond remaining in place. By Erika Marie October 06, 2026
Music Wale & Stat Quo Get Into It After Stat Calls Rapper A "Buster" Stat Quo and Wale clapped back at each other online after Stat and Justin Hunte discussed Wale's "everything is a lot" album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music Drake’s “FOMO” Songs Set For Impressive Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake's bound for a stellar debut with his "FOMO" songs. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music Bradford Cohen Doesn't Think Lil Durk's VICAR Case Will Make It To Trial Bradford Cohen has a lot of legal experience pertaining to hip-hop cases, and Lil Durk is facing a massive one right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music XXXTENTACION’s Child’s Mom, Jenesis Sanchez, Arrested On Drug Charges Jenesis Sanchez was booked on drug-related chages. By Aron A. September 28, 2026
Music Kanye West & Jay-Z's "Living So Italian" Receives New Snippet After Years Of Leaks And Rumors Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch The Throne is 15 years old, and snippets from unreleased tracks are still showing up online. By Alexander Cole September 21, 2026
Music Diddy's Lawyers To Represent The Seven Cornell Students Accused Of R*pe Diddy was represented by Teny Geragos and the Agnifilo's, who have been called to represent the Cornell 7 in their rape case. By Alexander Cole October 06, 2026