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Music Former Escort Claims Lawyers Exploited His Cassie Allegations Against Diddy Clayton Howard's lawsuit against Cassie alleges prosecutors in Diddy's trial used his story to arrest him and then ignored his other claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Cardi B & Offset Sued For Not Paying To Use Mansion In "Like What" Music Video Despite everything going on, Cardi and Offset will have to fight as a team. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2024
Music Lauryn Hill 7 Essential Songs Explore Lauryn Hill's essential songs, from "Doo Wop" to "Lost Ones," showcasing her influence and timeless impact. By Rain Adams June 17, 2024
Music André 3000 Essential Songs André 3000 is a key hip-hop artist of the past 30 years. With Big Boi, he co-fronted the a seminal 90s Southern hip-hop group OutKast. This list dives into seven of his best tracks. By Christopher Gorrie May 31, 2024
Music California Supreme Court Decides If They Will Uphold Tory Lanez's Conviction An appellate panel previously found more than enough evidence proving that Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion, affirming Lanez's sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music DJ Swamp Izzo Recalls How Hospital Allegedly Misled Young Scooter's Family About His Passing DJ Swamp Izzo hosted Young Scooter's first mixtapes, and recently reflected on the late rapper's relationship with making music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025
Music Stockton Rapper EBK Jaaybo Is Out On Bail, Fresh Out Of Jail EBK Jaaybo has released five albums since he made his debut in 2021 with two breakthrough albums, 2021 and Letter 4 The Streets. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 23, 2025
Music Drake Calls Out Grammy Awards: "This Show Doesn't Dictate Sh*t" Drake lost in all four of the categories he was nominated in on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 04, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's Albums, Ranked We're ranking Kendrick Lamar's 8 albums from worst to best. By Caleb Hardy March 11, 2023
Music YNW Melly Secures New Lawyers Ahead Of Double Murder Retrial This YNW Melly update follows YNW Bortlen's plea deal in the case, which could yield key consequences for its outcome. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Drake Admits He Suffered "Economic Harm" From Kendrick Lamar Feud It's not a great look. By Elias Andrews November 26, 2024
Reviews Freddie Gibbs "You Only Die 1nce" Review Freddie Gibbs confronts mortality and his demons on the sequel to "You Only Live 2wice." By Aron A. November 13, 2024