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Music Ksoo Drops Freestyle From Behind Bars Before Murder Sentencing The Ksoo case gained notoriety in the hip-hop world due to his father, who testified against him during his murder trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Tsu Surf Shares Doubts About Battle Rap Return In New Prison Update In 2023, Tsu Surf pleaded guilty to conspiracy and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025
Music Dr. Khalid Muhammad's Estate Files Lawsuits Against 2Pac, Public Enemy, And D'Angelo Over Uncleared Vocal Samples Dr. Khalid Muhammad's estate filed lawsuits against several prominent artists, citing uncleared samples of his voice. By Devin Morton July 29, 2025
Pop Culture Sherri Shepherd Is Unfazed By Viral Backlash To Her Controversial Megan Thee Stallion Comments Sherri Shepherd previously came under fire for criticizing Megan Thee Stallion's outfit to the Vanity Fair Oscars party. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Finally! Tasha K Reaches An Agreement With Cardi B That Wraps Up Their Defamation Lawsuit Saga Cardi B still wants her defamation judgement, but Tasha K secured an agreement that's less taxing on her financial strain. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Playboi Carti "I AM MUSIC" Billboard Makes An Appearance With An Exciting Message Carti has claimed to be focused on the task at hand, but will he pull through? By Zachary Horvath February 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Sell Out Nearly All European “Grand National” Tour Dates In One Day Kendrick Lamar and SZA hit the road in April. By Caroline Fisher February 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Drops List Of Rappers Who Have Never "Crossed" Him It's an eclectic list, for sure. By Elias Andrews February 07, 2025
Music The Game Puts 50 Cent Issues Aside To Weigh In On His Beef With Big Meech The Game found 50's posts hilarious. By Cole Blake February 06, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Receives Impressive First Week Sales Projections For New Album "MUSIC" Playboi Carti gave a lot of tracks off of his new album "MUSIC" their live debut at his Rolling Loud Los Angeles headlining set this weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Suge Knight Goes Scorched Earth On Snoop Dogg Over Death Row "Flops" Suge Knight and Snoop Dogg are in radically different positions of power, but the former claims Snoop is ruining Death Row. By Elias Andrews March 11, 2025
Music Drake's Sound 42 Reaches An Unceremonious End On SiriusXM The end of Drake's SiriusXM station comes after he recently teased getting to work on a new project on Instagram. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025