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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 Beanie Sigel Uses AI To Restore His Original Voice On "Can't Leave Streets Alone" Fans are thrilled to finally hear Beanie Sigel getting back into rapping with the help of artificial intelligence. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
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 Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Fans Debate Common Homages On New Songs Kendrick Lamar interpolated "The Light" on the new Baby Keem album, whereas J. Cole paid homage to Common on "The Fall-Off." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2026
Music Drake Wishes Adin Ross A Happy Birthday After Their "ICEMAN" Talks Adin Ross is one of Drake's best friends in the streamer space, and he will probably have some more scoops to share about Drizzy's next LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Ray J Reveals His Heart Is Only Functioning At 25 Percent After Hospitalization Ray J also used the opportunity to promote his partnership with Zeus Network., for which he's working on multiple dating shows. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Lil Durk & India Royale Detail Home Invasion Shootout In New Body Cam Clip The incident in question happened back in 2021 in Atlanta, and Lil Durk and India Royale have much more to deal with now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
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 Young Thug's Plea Deal Sparks Countless Memes About The Future Of His Music Young Thug agreed to keep gang activity out of his music as a part of the plea deal. By Cole Blake November 02, 2024
Music Travis Scott Shatters Drake's Ticket Sales Record With His "Circus Maximus" Tour Travis Scott will continue performing on the tour through the end of the month. By Cole Blake October 23, 2024
Music TDE Punch Finally Reveals Why Kendrick Lamar Left "Not Like Us" Off "GNX" It's probably better that Lamar did so. By Zachary Horvath February 04, 2025