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Music Ab-Soul Reflects On How He Influenced The Joey Bada$$ & Ray Vaughn Rap Battle Ab-Soul preceded Joey Bada$$ on their Red Bull cypher with Big Sean, which is what really ignited the Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, etc. beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music J. Cole Enlists Drake’s Lawyers Amid Legal Battle With Cam’ron Last October, Cam'ron hit Universal Music Group and J. Cole with a bombshell lawsuit over their "Ready '24" collab. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Chad Hugo Sues Pharrell For Allegedly Withholding Money From Him This is not Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams' first legal battle, who crafted hits together as The Neptunes and as N.E.R.D. with Shay Haley. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Eminem Embraces "HAWK TUAH" Meme While Visiting Slim Shady's Gravesite Eminem continues to build hype. By Alexander Cole July 10, 2024
Music Bad Bunny Reveals Why Fans Miss The "Best Parts" Of His Music The superstar is unbothered. By Elias Andrews January 07, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Team Claims That He Will Be Freed "Later This Year" Representation for Tory Lanez also revealed who they are actually fighting in court as his legal team has yet to file their new evidence. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
Music Young Thug & Future Evoke The "Super Slimey" Days In New Snippet Young Thug is dropping his new album "UY SCUTI" very soon, and a potential Future feature should come as no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music Macklemore's Nanny Maced During Frightening Burglary Of His Seattle Home There were three children and a nanny home when two men allegedly broke in Macklemore's house in Seattle over the weekend. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music HoodRich Pablo Juan Reportedly Freed From Prison After RICO Sentence HoodRich Pablo Juan was arrested in October of 2020 on RICO charges regarding alleged violent activity and drug trafficking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music Pharrell Williams' Something In The Water Festival Agreement With Virginia Beach No Longer In Effect The festival was running into issue after issue last year and city leaders had enough. By Zachary Horvath January 28, 2025
Music Jim Jones Warns That Kanye West's "Bully" Will Be A "Big Problem" After Tokyo Meetup Jim Jones linked up with Kanye West. By Cole Blake January 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Deactivates Her Instagram Amid Heavy AmFest Backlash Nicki Minaj has said she's not listening to anyone's criticisms publicly, but she's taking one extra step to ensure she can't hear the noise. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025