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Music Ice-T Explains Why He Changed Lyrics To Call Out ICE Ice-T is standing on his decision. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Fat Joe’s Ex-Hypeman Claims He’s Too Scared To Appear In Court Fat Joe's former hypeman, Terrance "T.A." Dixon, alleges that he's received "endless death threats" since suing him. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Calls Out A$AP Rocky For Dissing Drake On "Don't Be Dumb" Charlamagne Tha God is by no means a big Drake fan, but even he has gotten a little bored of A$AP Rocky's supposed shots at him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music J. Cole Has Hip-Hop Fans Stunned With New Single "Disc 2 Track 2" J. Cole has officially released the first single from his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Lizzo Settles Lawsuit Over Her Song Joking About Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle Ad Neither Lizzo nor GRC Trust provided further details about the terms of the settlement they reached on Friday. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Kanye West Sues Construction Manager, Claims Sabotage In Malibu Mansion Sale Tony Saxon sued Kanye West in 2023 over unpaid wages and working conditions regarding his Malibu property. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Young Thug Shows Support For Ksoo After Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of murdering another Florida rapper called Lil' Buck, whereas Young Thug overcame his legal situation last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Pioneer Hitman Howie Tee Passes Away At 61 Hitman Howie Tee was a pioneering figure of early commercial hip-hop, and his fingerprints are on some of the biggest R&B hits of the 1990s. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Finally Reveals Release Date For New Album "Star Line" Chance The Rapper has released a lot of killer singles in recent years, and he's finally ready for a full-length return. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Jackboy Suggests Kodak Black’s Music Career Is Failing During Scathing Rant According to Jackboy, his former friend Kodak Black might want to consider getting into a new line of work. By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2025
Music Busta Rhymes Will Receive Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star With Several Icons In Attendance LL Cool J, Chris Rock and Chuck D have all already confirmed they'll be attending as guest speakers at the ceremony. By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music Roc Nation Motions To Have Fat Joe Lawsuit Dismissed And Demands Lawyer Be Sanctioned Roc Nation motioned to have the case against Fat Joe dropped, saying that naming the company was an attempt at getting a large settlement. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025