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Music Salt-N-Pepa Call Out UMG As Fiery Legal Battle Continues Salt-N-Pepa have filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group in an effort to regain control of their master recordings. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Renni Rucci: From South Carolina To Hip Hop's Main Stage Big Renni’s got a lot to brag about! By Demi Phillips August 15, 2023
Music Keyshia Cole & Maino Reflect On Their Past Beef Over A Lewd Song Lyric Keyshia Cole and Maino became good friends after this rift, even thought she pelted lemons at him at a nightclub. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Lil Durk Promises Fans He's "Coming Home Soon" In Heartfelt Message Lil Durk has dropped his new album from behind bars, but he assured fans that he's not going to be locked up forever. By Elias Andrews March 28, 2025
Music Chris Brown Signs Historic New Deal With RCA Records Chris Brown becomes one of the youngest artists ever to own their master recordings. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks Puts Loren LoRosa On Blast For Questioning His Credibility Loren LoRosa's criticism of DJ Akademiks concerns his coverage of Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Mustard's "Grand National" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Politics Kamala Harris Uses Kendrick Lamar Lyrics In Epigraph Of Forthcoming Memoir Kamala Harris is readying her memoir "107 Days" next week and it will detail "the shortest presidential campaign in modern history." By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Original Content Who Is Trippie Redd? Everything You Need To Know Your guide to Soundcloud’s next trap songbird, Trippie Redd. By Benjamin Salkind October 06, 2017
Music Kanye West Gifts Drake Affiliate Top5 A Swastika Chain During Bizarre Livestream Kanye West has fiercely defended his decision to wear swastika t-shirts, chains, and more in recent months. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music Pouya Addresses Pedophilia Allegations Pouya claims his account was hacked in 2017 and he was not responsible for asking an underage boy to send him nude photos. By Alex Zidel December 23, 2021
Music 50 Cent Claims He's "Best Friends" With Fat Joe Despite Years Of Feuding They are both from NY, after all. By Elias Andrews September 02, 2024
Music Bad Bunny To Star In Residente's Directorial Debut Alongside A Star-Studded Cast The announcement comes after Bad Bunny put on a historic performance in the Super Bowl Halftime Show, earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026