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Music Kanye West Accused Of Alleged Sucker Punch Assault In New Lawsuit The lawsuit comes after Kanye West released his latest studio album, "Bully," last month and has returned to performing live. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Receives Solid Second-Week Sales Projections For “Don’t Be Dumb” A$AP Rocky's long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don't Be Dumb," moved roughly 123K album-equivalent units in its first week. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Bokeem Woodbine Recalls 2Pac Unsuccessfully Shooting His Shot At Lucy Liu During a recent interview, Bokeem Woodbine remembered working alongside 2Pac and Lucy Liu on the 1997 film "Gridlock'd." By Caroline Fisher August 20, 2025
Music Suge Knight Unearths Chilling Rumors About Eazy-E’s Death Eazy-E's daughter and his N.W.A groupmate Ice Cube have shut down theories that Suge Knight had anything to do with his death. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Appears At Michael Rubin's White Party Just One Day After Canceling Maine Show After bailing on his Maine show on Tuesday, Lil Wayne found himself partying with Michael Rubin on Wednesday. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Thinks GloRilla Could Hold Her Own Against Nicki Minaj In A Verzuz Battle While Chalamagne Tha God's cohosts on "The Breakfast Club" disagreed, GloRilla and Nicki Minaj do boast a lot of hits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Meek Mill Reveals The Truth Behind Infamous Bunny Hopping Video An old video of Meek Mill doing "bunny hops" for Michael Rubin on a tennis court is under scrutiny once again. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
TV Drake Blesses Kai Cenat's Streamer University Students With An OVO Care Package Kai Cenat officially started Streamer University last night, and as it turns out, Drake was there to offer up a care package. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music Joe Budden Reflects On "Difficult" But "Important" Split From Rory & Mal Joe Budden wished Rory and Mal all the best during his recent interview on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music AZ Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Examining AZ's $5 million net worth, early career, and evolution in the rap industry by 2024. By Axl Banks January 03, 2024
Music Peter Rosenberg Tells Cipha Sounds He Doesn’t Believe Funk Flex Got DJ Enuff Fired From Hot 97 Peter Rosenberg is a co-host on Hot 97’s Ebro In The Morning, alongside host Ebro Darden and co-host Laura Stylez. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 08, 2025
Music Afroman Beat The Case—So Where Are Free Speech Warriors When Hip-Hop’s On Trial? Free speech is a right, but it's often framed as a privilege. Afroman refused to let it be weaponized against him. By Aron A. March 21, 2026