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Music Diddy Officially Files Appeal Over His 50-Month Prison Sentence Diddy and his team have been getting ready to appeal his sentence for a while and it's officially in ahead of his court appearance. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Compares His Mob Ties Contract To Slavery Finesse2Tymes says he isn't motivated to continue working on his next album amid the issues with his label. By Cole Blake March 16, 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 Fat Joe Wins Key Court Ruling In Defamation Case Against Former Hypeman Fat Joe makes progress towards a win in this latest round of the case. By Tallie Spencer March 12, 2026
Music Quavo & Takeoff's Street Racing Movie Finally Gets A Release Date Quavo and Takeoff are going to be on screen together one last time later this spring as the makers of "Takeover" have exciting news. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026
Music Kanye West Claps Back At Super Fan Who Clowned On His Vocals In Jakarta Kanye West was performing in Jakarta, Indonesia this weekend, and there were some odd vocal moments that fans couldn't help but point out. By Alexander Cole October 26, 2026
Music Jay-Z Addresses "AI" Narratives That His SoFi Stadium Shows Were Empty Jay-Z took to the stage at SoFi Stadium on Saturday night and spoke about the frustrating narratives that his shows weren't full. By Alexander Cole October 25, 2026
Music Stevie Wonder Sues To Evict Ex-Fiancée After 38 Rent-Free Years An insurance inspection sparked the legal dispute, with Stevie Wonder claiming the woman refused to allow access to his property. By Erika Marie October 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z's L.A. Concert Has Destiny's Child Dancing In VIP The former groupmates were spotted dancing in a suite while Jay-Z celebrated 30 years of Reasonable Doubt in Los Angeles. By Erika Marie October 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Honors Nipsey Hussle With Special Tribute At SoFi Stadium During his first night at SoFi Stadium, Jay-Z blended Nipsey Hussle's music into his own hits as the late rapper's image appeared onscreen. By Erika Marie October 24, 2026
Music Lil Twist Reveals Lil Wayne Left Him Off "BedRock" As Punishment For Blowing Money On Studio Time Lil Twist was streaming with N3on on Thursday, and revealed that Lil Wayne used to punish his artists all the time. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026
Music Eminem’s Ex-Employee Convicted For Leaking Unreleased Music Joseph Strange is looking at a maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to criminal infringement of copyright. By Aron A. October 23, 2026