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Music Missy Elliott Settles Lengthy Songwriting Credit Dispute Moments Before Trial Missy Elliott and producer Terry Williams have legally been at each other's throats for multiple years over two songs from the 1990s. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Hundreds Of Drake Fans Gather Outside Awaiting His Exit From Germany Hotel Drake is still tearing up stages in the UK and Europe for his tour supporting "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" and he's currently in Germany. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Music Stephen Jackson Slams Lil Yachty Over George Floyd Line On PlaqueBoyMax Lil Yachty teased a new track on PlaqueBoyMax that referenced George Floyd and caused widespread backlash. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 15, 2025
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Delayed Following Numerous Fort Dix Violations Diddy is in a bit of trouble following a couple of serious violations inside of Fort Dix, and his sentence has been affected. By Alexander Cole November 13, 2025
Music Rod Wave Reportedly Secures Bond For Gun Arrest After Mugshot Surfaces Rod Wave was reportedly arrested last night on various charges including gun possession, drug possession, and reckless driving. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music 21 Savage Fans Try And Guess Who He Thinks Is Being "Corny" Right Now 21 Savage could be talking about a whole bunch of people with this harsh critique. One name that comes to mind though is 6ix9ine. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025
Music Judge Mathis Thinks Kanye West And Diddy's Other Friends Should Support Puff At Trial Judge Mathis made it clear he doesn't think people should support Diddy's alleged actions. But if they do, they might as well comfort him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Debates Their Issues With Lil Wayne's New Album "Tha Carter VI" While "The Joe Budden Podcast" had some criticisms of Lil Wayne's new album, they also had praise for "Tha Carter VI" and its lyricism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music Diddy’s Defense Asks Cassie’s Friend If She’s Lying During Intense Testimony Today, Cassie's friend fashion designer Bryana "Bana" Bongolan took the stand during Diddy's federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Drake’s Attorneys Call Out UMG’s Motion To Dismiss Allegedly Ignoring The Millions of People Who Believe The Allegations In “Not Like Us” Drake released his joint album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, with PartyNextDoor while beginning a legal battle with UMG over defamation. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 31, 2025
Music Fat Joe Recounts The Time He Bailed Justin Bieber Out Of Jail & The Internet Refuses To Believe Him Fat Joe and Justin Bieber have never collaborated on a song together since the singer became famous in 2009. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 29, 2025
Music Beyonce Wins Top Country Music Honors At 2025 AMAs Beyonce's big year continues with even more industry awards to add to what is already a ridiculously long list of awards. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025