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Music Blueface Gleefully Watches A Woman Twerk For Him In Leaked Prison Call He's got to kill time somehow... By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2024
Music Rod Wave’s Legal Battle Over $27 Million Tour Problems Escalates Earlier this year, Rod Wave's former concert promoter Grizzly Touring LLC hit him with a massive $27 million lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Parties With Gunna, Lil B, IShowSpeed & More At "SWAG" Listening Event Def Jam and Justin Bieber sent out emails last week that "SWAG" is the most listened to album in the world. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
Music "106 & Park" Reunion At BET Awards Brings Fans Tears Of Joy "106 & Park," which debuted in 2000, was canceled in 2014. But the network brought it back one last time at their award show last night. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Reveals Why He Allegedly Paid Kooda B To Shoot At Chief Keef 6ix9ine's comments on the incident come after he was placed on home detention for violating his probation. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Original Content JAY-Z's "Moment Of Clarity" Might Be The Realest Song He's Ever Wrote Though more or less guarded throughout his career, JAY-Z's vulnerability rose to the forefront on "Moment Of Clarity." By Mitch Findlay September 16, 2021
Original Content Mixtapes: A Brief History Of Hip-Hop's Ever Evolving Tool From DJ Clue's casette tapes to major label involvement, we trace the history of the iconic hip-hop mixtape. By Michael Kawaida February 25, 2020
Music Kelis Claims Pharrell & Chad Hugo Never Paid Her For Her Neptunes-Produced Albums Kelis is calling out the production duo for failing to pay her royalties. By Lynn S. January 30, 2020
Music 6ix9ine Labels Offset A "Rat" And Resurfaces Saweetie Rumors 6ix9ine accused Offset of allegedly breaking up the Migos in a fiery rant about "rats" in the hip-hop industry. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music Kanye West Wants To Help Tory Lanez Get Out Of Prison After Jail Stabbing Kanye West's supportive message to Top5 comes as Tory Lanez's legal team is alleging new evidence in his case will clear his name. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music 2Pac's Alleged Gunman From Quad Studios Shooting Gets Out Of Prison After Nearly 30 Years Behind Bars The federal judge in the case has changed his mind. By Cole Blake October 29, 2024
Music Candace Owens Targets Sexyy Red While Criticizing The Evolution Of Popular Music It's easy to hate on Sexyy, but it's harder to answer why folks are so quick to criticize. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2024