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Music Kanye West Mocks "Positivity" While Defending Swastika Shirt Design Kanye West wore a Swastika shirt out in public, and now he is defending his decision with a series of threats and taunts. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music Drake Reaches Settlement With iHeartMedia Amidst Ongoing UMG Battle Drake has decided to end his legal conflict with iHeartMedia after settling for an undisclosed sum. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Refutes Lawsuit Claims From Former Da Band Member Sara Rivers has sued Diddy for alleged abuse, but the mogul has denied her allegations through his legal team. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music Offset And Gunna Send Fans Into Frenzy By Teasing Joint Album Offset and Gunna are always in the studio, and evidently, the rappers have been cooking up new music together. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music Lil Baby Responds To Atlanta Police Trying To Connect Him To Two Teens Murder: Everything We Know So Far The rapper claimed he was "overly good," while his attorney called the Atlanta PD's statements "unethical and shameful." By Aron A. February 28, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Asks Fans To Decide If He Should Diss PARTYNEXTDOOR Tory Lanez initially laughed off PND's diss, but now he's feeling some kind of way and asking fans what they want. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music Lupe Fiasco Scores Massive Plaque After Crushing RIAA Concert Event Lupe Fiasco is more known for his pen game than his ability to make hits, and yet, the rapper was recognized for his biggest song ever. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Wears Swastika T-Shirt Around Los Angeles Following Bizarre Twitter Rant Recently, Kanye West was spotted out and about in Los Angeles wearing a t-shirt with a big swastika on it. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music MF DOOM's Notebooks Returned To His Widow After Dispute With DOOM's Former A&R Egon MF DOOM's widow Jasmine Thompson previously claimed that Egon unrightfully took the late rap legend's notebooks and acted greedy with them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Diddy & Baby Oil-Themed Parade Float Shocks Mardi Gras Attendees Considering the controversies around previous baby oil appropriation, this Diddy-themed Mardi Gras float will surely cause commotion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Won't Let His Foot Off Joe Budden's Neck After Sharing Wild Story From Budden's Girlfriend This 50 Cent move probably won't affect Joe Budden much, as he already made fun of himself for his... proclivities. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Heinous Act Involving Baby Oil In New Lawsuit In a new lawsuit, aspiring artist Seven Guzel accuses Diddy of sexually assaulting her, drugging her, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025