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Music Takeoff’s Accused Murderer Taps J Prince’s Former Attorneys Ahead Of Trial Patrick "DJ Pat" Clark is accused of "knowingly discharging a firearm at and in the direction of” Takeoff back in 2022. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Live Nation & The DOJ Reach Settlement In Antitrust Case, Sort Of There's a lot of confusion and anger over the DOJ and Live Nation's agreed upon settlement and it seems this is nowhere near over yet. By Zachary Horvath March 09, 2026
Music Lil Uzi Vert Drops Wavy New Snippet And All But Confirms A New Album Is Imminent Lil Uzi Vert has been coming through with some dope singles and snippets as of late, and as it turns out, and album should be on the way. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Making Strides To Satisfy Massive Tax Debt Lauryn Hill has been up against some hefty debt thanks to the canceled reunion tour fiasco, but now things are trending up. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Music J. Cole Teases What's Next Following Trunk Sale Tour It's been a long but exciting month for J. Cole with the album and Trunk Sale Tour. But now, he's getting ready for the next step. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Challenges Ebro To A Debate As Their Feud Escalates DJ Akademiks' challenge comes after he went on a lengthy tirade about Ebro and the reason he was fired from Hot 97. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Lil Baby & Playboi Carti Tease New Music Ahead Of "Dominique" Lil Baby initially teased that "Dominique" was going to drop last February but the project has been in limbo since then. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026
Music Cardi B Secures Major Win In Legal Battle Over “Enough (Miami)” In 2024, Cardi B was sued by Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, who accused her of copyright infringement. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music T.I. Admits Leaving Atlantic Records Was A Bad Idea T.I. had to find out the truth. By Tallie Spencer March 05, 2026
Music 42 Dugg Secures Victory In Court Due To Missing Witness In Threat Case 42 Dugg was accused by a woman who allegedly was pregnant with his child of threatening her physically via online messages. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Ari Lennox Apologizes To J. Cole For How She Handled Dreamville Exit Ari Lennox left J. Cole's Dreamville label almost a year ago after calling them out online for not supporting her enough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals His Problem With The Term “Culture” During a recent appearance on the "Lost In Vegas" podcast, J. Cole discussed his new album, the next generation of hip-hop artists, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026