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Music 6ix9ine Claims He Offered NBA YoungBoy $1 Million For A Feature Rumors of this offer from 6ix9ine to NBA YoungBoy were swirling in 2021, so the former could very well be telling the truth here. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
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 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
Music Wu-Tang Clan’s Mythical Album “Once Upon A Time In Shaolin” Finally Has Its Sale Price Revealed The Department of Justice recently revealed how much the seized Wu-Tang Clan album went for when a NFT company purchased it in 2021. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Exposes SZA For Blocking Him As Nicki Minaj Beef Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj posted several fiery messages aimed at one another on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Trey Songz Slams The Media Over “Clickbait” After Allegedly Assaulting Photographer Photographer Isaa Mansoor allegedly had to be hospitalized following his run-in with Trey Songz earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Music Ja Rule Pays Tribute To Irv Gotti During Summer Jam Set Ja Rule and Irv Gotti made some truly classic hip-hop in the 2000s and beyond, and Ja didn't experience this bittersweet moment alone. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Audio Of Cassie Allegedly Threatening To Kill An Escort Releases To The Public The Diddy trial continues in New York, and now, the public is being made privy to an audio recording of Cassie issuing alleged threats. By Alexander Cole June 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Documentary Pulls Off Impressive Opening Weekend Despite Lack Of Promotion The Nico Ballesteros-directed documentary "In Whose Name?" was filmed over six years of Kanye West's life. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025