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Music UMG Motions To Dismiss Salt-N-Pepa's Lawsuit Over Masters Ownership Salt-N-Pepa first brought this lawsuit against Universal Music Group in May, seeking control of their master recordings. By Devin Morton July 18, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Has Some Bars For Adin Ross On New Song "Can't Change" Lil Tjay doesn't name or reference his opp Adin Ross on "Can't Change," but he did dedicate the song's lyrics to the streamer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Previews "Star Line" With New Writing Exercise, "The Lion" Via this recent writing exercise, Chance The Rapper recalled an important conversation with his father that still resonates to this day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025
Politics Chuck D Defends Bob Vylan's Controversial Glastonbury Set Bob Vylan led the crowd at Glastonbury in chants of both "Free Palestine" and "Death to the IDF" while on stage. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Relationships Are Latto & 21 Savage Dating? Rap Diva Continues To Drop Hints About Her Mystery Man The "Wheelie" collaborators have long been linked, though we have yet to see them out and about together. By Hayley Hynes November 05, 2023
Music Willie Taylor Claims Day26 Would've "Smoked" B2K & Pretty Ricky In Verzuz Although Pretty Ricky came out on top against B2K in their Verzuz last night, Day26's Willie Taylor thinks they dodged the real bullet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Original Content Young Thug Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The YSL Rapper Discover Young Thug's wealth journey. His hit music and smart business moves have fueled his fortune. By Jake Skudder February 23, 2024
Music Bow Wow & Kiyomi Leslie Argue In Leaked Audio: Report In the alleged audio of Kiyomi and Bow, she claims he punched her in the stomach before the rapper can be heard refusing to let her leave the room as she continuously asks him to allow her to go. By Erika Marie September 08, 2020
Music K-Ci Hailey Net Worth 2024: What Is The Jodeci Icon Worth? Delve into the illustrious career of K-Ci Hailey, from his groundbreaking days with Jodeci to his lasting influence in R&B alongside JoJo, and explore his solo ventures that contribute to his enduring legacy. By Rain Adams May 03, 2024
Music Soulja Boy's $4 Million Judgment Keeps Growing As Interest Adds More Than $1,000 Per Day The amount will continue to climb. By Tallie Spencer July 02, 2026
Music GloRilla Speaks Out Against Shocking Arrest After Home Invasion Back in July, burglars stole over $700K of items from GloRilla's Georgia home, and she was arrested shortly after. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Quavo Faces Pressure To Pay $1 Million Judgment As Vegas Valet Files In Georgia Quavo has failed to pay the money he owes to Las Vegas valet Antonio Hardy, and now, the man is coming to collect. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026