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Music Diddy Reportedly Chokes Up While Revealing His Sentence To Baby Love Diddy welcomed his daughter Love Combs into the world almost three years ago with Dana Tran, and he hasn't been able to spend time with her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Performs One Of His Most Infamous Leaks On Tour Playboi Carti has a lot of snippets that his fans have wanted to release, but the one he played in Seattle may his best work. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Reviews Rick Ross’s Greatest Strength Becomes His Achilles Heel On "Set In Stone" Rick Ross remains one of hip-hop’s greatest architects of the boss mentality, but “Set In Stone” struggles to find new meaning in a lifestyle he’s already spent years celebrating. By Aron A. July 27, 2026
Music D4vd Accused Of Impregnating Celeste Rivas & Asking Her To Abort In Texts Prosecutors showed alleged text messages between D4vd and teenager Celeste Rivas, as well as alleged explicit photos of the two. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Music Beyoncé Cuts JAŸ-Z's Hair, And Now Everyone Thinks An Album Is Imminent JAŸ-Z is an artist who is full of surprises, and last night, bringing out Beyoncé was just scratching the surface. By Alexander Cole July 11, 2026
Music Keefe D Hits Yet Another Roadblock Ahead Of Tupac Murder Trial Keefe D is set to face trial in the murder of Tupac on August 10, but his defense team is starting to get frustrated. By Alexander Cole June 24, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Exits Number One Spot On Billboard 200 In Fifth Week Given how much people will continue to play Drake's "ICEMAN" into the summer and beyond, we're sure it could get more chart-topping weeks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Music Eve Delivers A Phenomenal Tiny Desk Performance Eve appeared on NPR's Tiny Desk today as the famous publication pays homage to BET's influence for Black Music Month. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music DJ Hed Responds To Backlash Over Editing Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed removed the Mustard and West Coast disses on Drake's "ICEMAN" cut "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and many hip-hop heads criticized the move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Elliott Wilson Declares Drake's "ICEMAN" Album Of The Year Elliott Wilson said he put his personal feelings aside, recognizing the quality on Drake's "ICEMAN" tracklist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Offers Boosie Badazz A New Deal Amid Interview Fee Debacle DJ Vlad spoke on Boosie Badazz fighting with Say Cheese TV's Shawn Cotton over Cotton's $15K offer for an interview, which Boosie declined. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Blueface Held At Gunpoint In Suspected Swatting Incident Outside Of SCV King Of Crabs Location Blueface was with Nevaeh and their newborn baby at his King Of Crabs restaurant in Santa Clarita Valley, when a swatting call came in. By Alexander Cole August 24, 2026