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Music Diddy's Former Bodyguard Speculates On Who Was Responsible For 50 Cent's 2000 Shooting 50 Cent got shot nine times back in 2000, and a couple of years later, he joined superstars like Diddy in hip-hop's limelight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Theorizes Diddy Is A "Bottom" After Hearing Debunked Meek Mill Audio Azealia Banks seems to have fallen for the apparently fake audio. By Cole Blake September 30, 2024
Music Kanye West Says He's Flying Down To Atlanta To Help Kodak Black After Worrisome Video Goes Viral Ye also says he's doing fine right now. By Zachary Horvath February 10, 2025
Pop Culture Celebrities That Have Called Out Trey Songz Many prominent names have alleged that Songz is abusive. By Demi Phillips March 14, 2024
Music Ksoo's Father Awaits Sentencing In November After Testifying Against Him Ksoo got a life sentence for a murder conviction, which also hit his brother with a 12-year sentence following a plea deal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Original Content Daz Dillinger Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Explore Daz Dillinger's net worth in 2024, his impact on West Coast hip-hop, career challenges, and potential future growth. By Jake Skudder January 11, 2024
Music Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG Shines A Light On How YouTubers & Content Creators Set The Tone For Hip-Hop's Biggest Beef HotNewHipHop spoke with Scru Face Jean, Jeremy Hecht, The Company Man, and Anthony Fantano about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and how YouTubers somehow found themselves named in a lawsuit against the biggest record label on the planet. By Alexander Cole February 05, 2025
Music Spotify Glitch Sparks Confusion As Monthly Listeners Disappear From Artist Profiles Recently, some Spotify users began to notice that their favorite artists' number of monthly listeners was no longer listed on their profiles. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Threatened Kendrick Lamar & His Team Behind The Scenes DJ Akademiks discussed the claims he heard from a member of Kendrick Lamar's team during a recent livestream. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Wack 100 And Suge Knight Claim Drake's 2Pac Chain Is "Fake" Drake shared a picture of the necklace while traveling for his "Some Special Shows 4 U" tour in Europe, this week. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Original Content Freddie Gibbs's Best Songs Freddie Gibbs has consistently put out a high volume of quality music. Here is a list of his best songs. By Wyatt Westlake May 08, 2023
Music Wack 100 Clarifies The Game’s Role In Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef According to Wack 100, it's complicated. By Caroline Fisher December 01, 2024