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Music Jay-Z's Friend Emory Jones Recalls How He Earned His Loyalty During Prison Stint After serving time, Jones went on to become Roc Nation's Head of Lifestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2023
Music Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty To Additional UK Assault Charges Chris Brown recently saw a dismissal of his civil lawsuit regarding this alleged incident, but the criminal case moves on. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music Ginuwine Discusses His Strained Relationship With Aaliyah Ginuwine "never got the chance" to make up with Aaliyah. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2023
Music 50 Cent Can't Believe Orlando Brown's Out Of Pocket Claims About Diddy & Meek Mill 50 Cent took a break from his Big Meech and Jim Jones beefs, whereas Meek Mill has tried very hard to remove himself from the Diddy claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
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 DJ Akademiks Viciously Replies To Freddie Gibbs' "B*tch" Tweet By Taunting Him Over Ex Ak shamelessly unloaded a whole clip and then some into Gibbs. By Zachary Horvath January 27, 2025
Pop Culture Crip Mac Reacts To Island Boys Kissing: "That's Custer Activity" Crip Mac is not a fan of the clip. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2023
Music Leon Thomas Enters His Funk Era On Our Latest "R&B Season" Update It was a quieter week for R&B this week, but quality always trumps quantity and Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, and more provided bops. By Zachary Horvath October 05, 2025
Music G-Eazy Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper G-Eazy's rise: A journey through his musical evolution, personal life, entrepreneurial ventures, and philanthropy. By Jake Skudder January 18, 2024
Music RZA Sings Drake's Praises Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Arrival: "I'm A Fan, I Respect Him" He and Adam Friedland also addressed DJ Khaled not speaking up on Palestine, noting that Drizzy signed a letter for a ceasefire in Gaza. By Erika Marie May 11, 2026
Music Pete Rock Reveals Why He Stopped Working With CL Smooth The duo had their ups and downs. By Elias Andrews June 03, 2024
Music Lil Durk Faces New Criminal Charge Due To Superseding Federal Indictment Lil Durk and his legal team have denied the prosecution's accusations, citing an alleged targeted attack on his lyrical content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025