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Music Michael B Jordan Comes Up During Diddy Trial As Jury Selection Drags On Diddy's long-awaited trial kicked off earlier this week, and opening statements are expected to begin on Monday. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Federal Prosecutors Allege That Rapper's "IRS" Song Confesses To $650 Million Fraud Scheme The feds don't want to let these lyrics slide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2025
Music Nick Cannon "Can't F*ck With" DJ Vlad After Minister Louis Farrakhan Controversy He discusses Vlad "misquoting" the minister and if the talk show host is a Culture Vulture. By Erika Marie October 08, 2020
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Banned From Twitch Amid Alleged Grooming Scandal The ban appears to be permanent. By Cole Blake January 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Says Fake Love For Kendrick Lamar's "Luther" Is Being Used To Suppress Drake's "Nokia" Kendrick Lamar and SZA's track has remained at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for several weeks. By Cole Blake April 24, 2025
Music JID Recalls Taking Control Of His Sound To Create Upcoming "WRK" After The Forever Story's Disappointment JID recently appeared on TDE's Ab-Soul's new album, Soul Burger, on the lyrically-driven lead single "Crazier." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Gunplay: The Man Behind The Mic Gunplay’s talents are often blinded by his numerous legal issues. By Demi Phillips September 12, 2023
Music Suge Knight's Ex-Wife, Sharitha Golden, Responds To Recent Allegations Of Her Killing Tupac "No way in hell I would've murdered Tupac," - Sharitha Golden. By Kevin Goddard April 06, 2017
Music Bad Bunny Draws Impressive Final First Week Sales For New Album "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" Considering that this is a hyper-regional Sunday drop, this achievement hits different. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 12, 2025
Original Content Hip-Hop's 10 Biggest Gamers When it comes to video games, which rappers have reached elite status? By Mitch Findlay March 16, 2018
Music Dame Dash Addresses Viral Picture Of Him & Aaliyah At A Diddy Party Dame Dash says nothing inappropriate happened. By Cole Blake September 23, 2024
Music Jim Jones Avoids Jail Time In Drug Case By Accepting Plea Deal If the rapper stays out of trouble, all charges will be removed from the record. By Erika Marie April 13, 2019