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Music 50 Cent Sues Ex-Girlfriend For Millions After Her Allegations About Their Relationship 50 Cent claims Shaniqua Tompkins sold off the exclusive rights to her life story to G-Unit Books back in 2007. By Cole Blake July 18, 2025
Music Deitrick Haddon Admits He’s Disappointed GloRilla Won BET Gospel Award According to Deitrick Haddon, GloRilla's latest win indicates that the gospel industry needs "a complete reset.” By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Dr. Khalid Muhammad’s Estate Goes After Public Enemy, Ice Cube & More Over Unlicensed Samples Several iconic hip-hop songs have sampled the words of the late activist, Khalid Muhammad, and his estate wants compensation. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Fans Gather Outside San Francisco Stadium To Watch Concert For Free Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Mustard have a few more "Grand National" shows in North America this month before heading to Europe in July. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Playboi Carti, Young Thug, & Lil Baby Snippet Surfaces Amid Album Hype For All Three Artists Young Thug has "UY SCUTI," Playboi Carti is working on "BABY BOI," and Lil Baby possesses "DOMINIQUE." Who will drop first? By Zachary Horvath 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 Drake Submits Massive Witness List For His UMG Lawsuit Featuring Several High-Profile Names Drake is taking legal action against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's diss track, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Pusha T Says He Didn’t Leak The Kanye West Text Message, But Knows Who Did Pusha T and Clipse addressed fallout with Kanye West on the song “So Be It.” Pusha and Ye’s friendship began on MDBTF. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025
Music Drake Kicks Off Triple-Headlining Wireless Festival Appearance By Showing Love To The UK Drake is set to become the first artist in history to headline all three days of Wireless Festival in London. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Music Pusha T Continues To Diss Travis Scott, This Time With The Help Of Alexander "AE" Edwards Travis Scott infamous got into a fight with Alexander "AE" Edwards at Cannes, and now, Pusha T is taking advantage. By Alexander Cole June 19, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Reveals Stellar Features For Statik Selektah Joint Album 2 Chainz is calling upon some of his famous friends for his upcoming Statik Selektah album, and we cannot wait to hear it. By Elias Andrews March 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Blame’s “Diddy’s” Key To NYC For Keith Sweat’s Possibly Virtual Event Appearance 50 Cent recently trolled Keith Sweat. By Caroline Fisher July 27, 2024