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Music Reason On Hip-Hop: "...Never Personal Unless It Is." Reason left Top Dawg Entertainment in 2024 after releasing three albums with the label. He continues to support the label. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 19, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Will Reportedly Hear From Danity Kane's Dawn Richard & Aubrey O'Day Next Diddy's trial prosecutors reportedly confirmed Dawn Richard's witness testimony, whereas Aubrey O'Day will also rep Danity Kane, per sources. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Tried To Bribe Hotel Security Into Keeping Quiet About Cassie Assault CNN published security camera footage of Diddy assaulting Cassie at a hotel in Los Angeles in 2016, last year. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music DDG Doubles Down On Loyalty To Drake Over Kendrick Lamar DDG received backlash in early 2025 for his single father comments after the split from singer-actress Halle Bailey. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 05, 2025
Music Lil Tjay's Lawyer Confirms The Rapper Beat Both His Gun Cases It's unclear which gun cases Lil Tjay's attorney is referring to, or if they have anything to do with a debunked gang indictment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music Vic Mensa Addresses MAGA Rappers Making "Lynching" Music After Delta State University Student Death Vic Mensa recently reunited with fellow Chicago native Chance The Rapper's new album, Star Line, on the track "Back To The Go." By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Music J. Cole Explains The Origin Of "The Fall-Off" Album Cover In Resurfaced Interview In 2014, J. Cole chatted with Complex about how he got his start in music; a beat machine that happens to be on "The Fall-Off" cover. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Sports J Cole Clowned Over Disappointing First Game With The Nanjing Monkey Kings J Cole's first game with the Nanjing Monkey Kings is officially in the books but unfortunately, he wasn't able to put in a good performance. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Kanye West Posts Chinese Children Singing "Bully" Track Amid UK Ban Kanye West may be banned from an entire country but that doesn't mean other places across the world aren't going to stop supporting him. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Joey Bada$$ Argues J. Cole Was Afraid Of Competing With JID On "The Fall-Off" Joey Bada$$ was discussing Jay-Z's recent stance on rap battles becoming too negative in modern hip-hop culture. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Ebro And Tells Him The Real Reason He Was Fired DJ Akademiks has been jawing with Ebro since the latter's firing from Hot 97 and once again, he's pointing out his failure. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026
Music Drake Reportedly Drops Longtime Agent That Also Represents Kendrick Lamar Drake worked with Brent Smith at Wasserman Music for over ten years, and Kendrick Lamar's role in this split is a subject of speculation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025