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Society Jay-Z Displeased With Lack Of "Black" Arbitrators Shortlisted For His Legal Dispute Jay-Z won't budge unless the independent court produces a more diverse list of candidates. By Devin Ch November 28, 2018
Original Content A Brief History Of Nudity & Sexually Explicit Imagery In Hip-Hop Album Artwork In light of Meek Mill's controversial "Expensive Pain" artwork, we revisit some of Hip-Hop's most sexually explicit album covers. By Joshua Robinson October 25, 2021
Music Snoop Dogg Just Got The Opportunity Of A Lifetime Thanks To The NBA Snoop Dogg has appeared on lots of sports debate shows over the years to provide analysis, but the NBA is giving him an even better offer. By Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025
Music Why Did Armand Hammer Remove Junglepussy from "We Buy Diabetic Test Strips"? Armand Hammer's "We Buy Diabetic Test Strips" was recently rereleased, removing Junglepussy's contribution to the album in the process. By TeeJay Small March 19, 2024
Music Drake Left Off Spotify's Top Albums List As Kendrick Lamar & SZA Dominate Spotify Wrapped is officially here, and as you can imagine, it has created another divide between Drake and Kendrick Lamar fans. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Resurfaces Cam'ron & Mase Rumors Amid Fiery Back & Forth With Treasure Wilson Treasure Wilson had weighed in on Loren Lorosa labeling DJ Akademiks a liar regarding Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Future Scores Heap Of New RIAA Certifications Amid "The Real Me's" Success We will soon learn Future's first week sales for "The Real Me," but new RIAA certifications provided a big commercial week regardless. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Birdman & Master P Are Going On Tour With Boosie This Fall: How To Cop Tickets Birdman and Master P are teaming up for the Cash Money & No Limit tour, which will also feature Boosie Badazz. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026
Music Tyrese Faces Police Warrant Over The Death Of Neighbor's Dog Tyrese addressed the incident on Tuesday by sharing a captionless video of his dogs on his Instagram page. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Chris Brown And Summer Walker Share A Sultry Dance During "Take You Down" Performance By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Adin Ross Thinks Roc Nation Lawyers Got A "Very Big Bag" For His Deposition Adin Ross spoke with Roc Nation lawyers in Megan Thee Stallion's defamation case against Milagro Gramz, claiming Tory Lanez paid media off. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music Laurieann Gibson Suggests Nicki Minaj's Early Management Was Toxic Looking back on her time with Nicki Minaj, Laurieann Gibson explained why she believes management failed one of Hip Hop's biggest stars. By Erika Marie July 01, 2026