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Music Lil Baby Claps Back At An NBA YoungBoy Fan With A Key Clarification About "The Leaks" Lil Baby put out "The Leaks," earlier this month, after dropping a new single each week for his "Wham Wednesdays" series. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Is Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat” Bad For Hip-Hop? On HNHH's newest livestream, Aron A. and I discussed "The Real Me," the "Spend Dat" debate, our best LPs of the year so far, and Hov's shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music King Combs Speaks Out On Diddy's Verdict And New EP With Kanye West Diddy is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake August 01, 2025
Music 50 Cent Calls Out Usher For Coming To Diddy's Defense Usher said that Diddy has been "misrepresented" in the public and described him as his "mentor" while speaking with Forbes. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Streetwear Drake Wears Custom Chrome Hearts Hat To ICEMAN Video Shoot Drake was spotted filming an ICEMAN music video in Toronto, wearing a custom blue and white Chrome Hearts hat. By Ben Atkinson May 13, 2026
Music Cardi B Sells Copies Of "Am I The Drama?" On The Streets Of Manhattan In Comedic Clip Cardi B took to the streets of Manhattan in a funny bit depicting her selling copies of the new album ahead of its release. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Prosecutors Seek 6.5-Year Sentence In Federal Fraud Case Earlier this year, Sean Kingston was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music J. Cole Enlists Drake’s Lawyers Amid Legal Battle With Cam’ron Last October, Cam'ron hit Universal Music Group and J. Cole with a bombshell lawsuit over their "Ready '24" collab. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Future Signee Zeethewizard Dead At 25 After New Year’s Day Shooting Zeethewizard and four others were reportedly injured at the grand opening of a new strip club in his home state of Texas last week. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Responds To Heavy STD Allegations Made By A Past Fling There could be some evidence that goes against Red's word. By Zachary Horvath December 03, 2024
Music A$AP Relli Secures A Major Legal Win In Defamation Lawsuit Against A$AP Rocky And Joe Tacopina A$AP Relli was warned by Judge Randolph M. Hammock about suing for defamation, but so far, his decision has paid off. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music Drake Announces Kick Stream Spree To Give Away Part Of His Stake Winnings Drake said that 2025 was his "roughest gambling year," but he hopes to end it on a high note for the holiday season, starting tonight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025