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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026 Music Jonathan Hay's sexual assault lawsuit also named Biggie's son, CJ Wallace, whose arguments were shut down by a judge last month.
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Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026 Music DJ Akademiks was drunk on stream last night, and it led to a tense moment with Deshae Frost regarding Kai Cenat and his ex.
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Alexander Cole March 12, 2026 Music 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.
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Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026 Music Rapper and longtime radio host Lord Sear recently passed away at the age of 53, prompting his peers to honor his life and legacy.
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Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026 Music Papoose remains one of the fiercest MCs out there, and with 50 Cent on a war path, it appears as though diss tracks are flying.
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Alexander Cole March 11, 2026 Music Kanye West and his legal team have countered the lawsuit by citing the rapper's First Amendment right to free speech.
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Cole Blake March 11, 2026 Music A law enforcement official recently shared new details of the shooting that took place outside of Rihanna's Los Angeles mansion this weekend.
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Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026 Music Unless Cardi B talked about someone else who went to her concert, she seemed to dismiss any issues with Nicki Minaj's half-sister Ming Li.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026 Music Given the amount of collaborations Drake and Rick Ross have, it's hard for both artists to escape the shadow of the other in a live setting.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026 Music SZA has worked with artists of all kinds, but she's apparently got a joint album ready with an exciting fresh face.
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Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026 Music During a recent appearance on "Way Up With Angela Yee," Maino set the record straight on some ongoing rumors about his podcast co-hosts.
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Caroline Fisher March 05, 2026
Music 50 Cent Suggests He's Making A New Album After Dropping Untitled Track If 50 Cent's "The Algorithm" is really on the way, then it might have more to do with his hip-hop beefs than his current career status.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Diddy Suffers Legal Loss In Disturbing Jonathan Hay Assault Lawsuit Jonathan Hay's sexual assault lawsuit also named Biggie's son, CJ Wallace, whose arguments were shut down by a judge last month.
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Music DJ Akademiks Claims Deshae Frost Tried To Mess With Kai Cenat's Ex When She Was 17 DJ Akademiks was drunk on stream last night, and it led to a tense moment with Deshae Frost regarding Kai Cenat and his ex.
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Alexander Cole 
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.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Eminem & More Pay Tribute To Late Radio Legend Lord Sear Rapper and longtime radio host Lord Sear recently passed away at the age of 53, prompting his peers to honor his life and legacy.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Papoose Completely Unleashes On 50 Cent With Surprise Diss Track "Agent Provocateur" Papoose remains one of the fiercest MCs out there, and with 50 Cent on a war path, it appears as though diss tracks are flying.
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Alexander Cole 
Music La Roux Backs Alleged Victim In Kanye West's "Horrific" Sexual Assault Case Kanye West and his legal team have countered the lawsuit by citing the rapper's First Amendment right to free speech.
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Cole Blake 
Music Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Could Have “Easily” Been Hit By Bullets During Shooting A law enforcement official recently shared new details of the shooting that took place outside of Rihanna's Los Angeles mansion this weekend.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Cardi B Surprisingly Reacts To Nicki Minaj's Sister Attending Her Show Unless Cardi B talked about someone else who went to her concert, she seemed to dismiss any issues with Nicki Minaj's half-sister Ming Li.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Drake Finally Chimes In On Rick Ross Performing Their Collabs Without Him Given the amount of collaborations Drake and Rick Ross have, it's hard for both artists to escape the shadow of the other in a live setting.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music SZA Teases Collab Album, And You'll Never Guess Who It's With SZA has worked with artists of all kinds, but she's apparently got a joint album ready with an exciting fresh face.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Maino Addresses Eviction Accusations Amid 50 Cent Beef During a recent appearance on "Way Up With Angela Yee," Maino set the record straight on some ongoing rumors about his podcast co-hosts.
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Caroline Fisher