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Music Lil Baby Reunites With HoodRich Pablo Juan After His Release From Prison Lil Baby was able to work with HoodRich Pablo Juan several times before the rapper's recent prison sentence. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Accuser Demands Mistrial In Sexual Assault Lawsuit A woman named Vanessa LeMaistre alleges that she was raped by Metro Boomin after blacking out at his studio in 2016. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Lil Durk Wants Judge Removed From Murder-For-Hire Case Over Alleged Death Threats Lil Durk is currently behind bars on charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire plot, and his trial is supposed to begin in January. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music Jay-Z Uses Diddy's Legal Trouble To Argue Against His Accuser's Anonymity Various Diddy accusers were not able to stay anonymous in court, and Jay-Z cited this in his defamation lawsuit over sexual assault claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Fans Heap Tremendous Praise On Big L's Mass Appeal Release "Harlem's Finest: Return Of The King" Outside of some minor complaints, fans are thoroughly enjoying Mass Appeal's handling of Big L's indelible legacy. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025
Music Mal Claims A Highly-Anticipated Album Is Dropping Friday, And Rory Think It's J. Cole J. Cole has been teasing "The Fall Off" for a few years now, and Rory & Mal can't help but tease an impending release. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Music The Game Crowns Himself The Best Rapper From Compton Fans were quick to bring up Kendrick Lamar in response to The Game's hot take on "Club Shay Shay" on Wednesday. By Cole Blake December 10, 2025
Music Wale's 7 Biggest Hits As Wale finally returns, let’s look back at some of his certified bangers. By Demi Phillips October 20, 2023
Music Michael Jackson Biopic Director Antoine Fuqua Doesn't Believe Allegations “Sometimes people do some nasty things for some money,” Fuqua said. By Tallie Spencer April 23, 2026
Music DJ Akadeniks Calls Jay-Z The Israel Of Hip-Hop DJ Akademiks went a rant about Jay-Z and his place in hip-hop culture, arguing he isn't the "standard" in the genre but fans still defend him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026
Music Ja Rule Explains Why He's A "Better Rapper" Than 50 Cent Ja Rule also said that he wishes nothing but "luck" for 50 Cent and isn't interested in focusing on negativity. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music André 3000 Confirms He Has New Music Dropping Soon André 3000 is going to be dropping a new album soon, and there will be some music recorded with Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026