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Music Chad Hugo Risks Dismissal Of Pharrell Lawsuit Over Failure To Serve Chad Hugo accused the other half of The Neptunes, Pharrell, of withholding royalties from him connected to N.E.R.D., touring, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Music Ciara & Summer Walker Bring "Better Thangs" To Our "R&B Season" Update The weather is cooling off, but our R&B Season playlist is just starting to heat up. By Hayley Hynes October 02, 2022
Music Alchemist Believes Madlib Would "Destroy" Him In Beat Battle If you were looking for a beat battle between Madlib and Alchemist, you're out of luck. By Aron A. March 31, 2020
Music Aaliyah Inspired M.A.C. Cosmetics Collection Arrives This Summer Ladies, get ready. By Chantilly Post April 02, 2018
Numbers Lil Wayne Surpasses 25 Billion Streams On Spotify Lil Wayne reaches a new high on Spotify. By Aron A. April 25, 2023
Music Jamie Foxx Savagely Roasts Diddy At Comedy Special Amid Mogul's Criminal Trial Jamie Foxx recently denied rumors that Diddy tried to kill him, but he made his disapproval of Puff's alleged misdeeds very clear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Aspiring Rapper Charged With Murder After Seemingly Confessing In Song The Biggest Finn4800 is accused of shooting a man in the head in 2021. By Caroline Fisher September 07, 2023
Pop Culture Keefe D: Eazy-E Offered Spot At Death Row Records Before Dre Death Row Records co-founder Michael Harris wanted Keefe to set up a call with Eazy. By Noah Grant April 07, 2023
Music JAŸ-Z Demands Money From Godmother Of Man Who Claims To Be His Son Lillie Coley's filed for bankruptcy but Hov doesn't want that interfering with the $119K he was awarded from the court. By Aron A. July 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake's House Was Swatted This Week During his most recent live stream, DJ Akademiks spoke out about his recent swatting, while also stating that it happened to Drake. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music A Tribe Called Quest Preview Their "Final Music Video" A Tribe Called Quest get futuristic in the preview to "The Space Program." By Alex Zidel March 13, 2018
Streetwear Saweetie Checkmates Twitter User Who Claimed She's Not As Rich As She Says Turns out that the California MC has replies locked and loaded for criticism coming her way, especially for those who don't understand the facts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2024