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Music Chad Hugo Expands $1 Million Copyright Lawsuit Against Pharrell Earlier this year, Chad Hugo filed a lawsuit against Pharrell, alleging that he hasn't received his fair share of royalties. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Record Label Clarifies He’s Not In Jail Following Reports Of His Arrest Pooh Shiesty just finished spending three years behind bars for a firearm charge back in October. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Goes On Bizarre And Borderline Hateful Rant About Kendrick Lamar's "Auntie Diaries" Lamar revealed some pretty personal accounts on this "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" track and fans are understandably clapping back at Akademiks. By Zachary Horvath December 02, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's GNX Toronto Show Sees Spike In Ticket Sells As Drake & Kai Cenat Postpone Livestream Kendrick Lamar won several BET Awards this week, including Album of the Year and Music Video of the Year for GNX. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Music Young Thug Clarifies Controversial Lyrics On His First Post-Jail Song, Lil Baby & Future's "Dum, Dumb, And Dumber" Were they really that controversial to begin with? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2025
Streetwear Kanye West Eviscerated For Alleged Nazi Symbols In New Yeezy Merch Unfortunately, this is nothing new for Ye, and will likely not be his last bigoted provocation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2024
Music Roddy Ricch Announces Release Date For "The Navy Album" The rapper is planning a comeback. By Elias Andrews October 29, 2024
Music 6ix9ine Responds To Ex-Girlfriend's Revenge Porn, Abuse & Assault Claims 6ix9ine doesn't understand why this is happening. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2024
Music Kanye West Shares Cover Art For His Next Solo Album, "Bully" Kanye West is gearing up for another release. By Cole Blake October 23, 2024
Music Lil Scrappy: Exploring His Career From Rap To Reality TV Lil Scrappy joins the list of rappers who made a successful transition to the personal, dramatic world of reality TV. By Demi Phillips July 26, 2023
Music Tory Lanez's "Alone At Prom" Album Inspiration, Alexa, Gets Touching Tribute From Singer After Death "I should have been there to stop this from happening," Lanez reflected upon hearing of his friend's tragic passing. By Hayley Hynes September 08, 2023
Music Where Is 21 Savage From? Explore 21 Savage's intriguing origins from London to Atlanta, and how his unique background influences his authentic hip-hop sound. By Jake Skudder October 25, 2023