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Music Ja Rule Reveals Fat Joe's Mindset Amid Massive Lawsuit Fat Joe and Ja Rule have a long hip-hop history together for their iconic 1990s and 2000s output, a bond that continues to this day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025 2.0K Views
Music Offset & Cardi B Go Head To Head On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update "Fire Emoji" has a brief but blazing update for you thanks to new music this week from Cardi B, Offset, JID, Rob49, Fred again.., and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025 4.9K Views
Music Chris Brown Has Woman Removed From Concert After "Accidentally" Throwing Drink At Him Chris Brown wasn't tolerating any disrespect at his most recent tour stop despite the fan claiming it was an accident. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025 2.6K Views
Music Rick Ross Gets His Own Street Name In Mississippi On Juneteenth Clarksdale's mayor Chuck Espy presided over Rick Ross' street naming ceremony in Mississippi, which was a heartening affair. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025 658 Views
Music Ja Rule Pays Tribute To Irv Gotti During Summer Jam Set Ja Rule and Irv Gotti made some truly classic hip-hop in the 2000s and beyond, and Ja didn't experience this bittersweet moment alone. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025 648 Views
Music Polo G Settles Legal Dispute Over Canceled 2023 European Tour Polo G accused a booking agency of using his name without permission, whereas they accused him of breach of contract. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025 609 Views
Music YNW Melly's Mother Claims He's "Pissed" At His Lawyers After Court Denied His Bond YNW Melly is awaiting his double murder retrial, and has been controversially locked up since 2019 with no chance for bond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025 3.3K Views
Music Timbaland Issues Apology For Stealing Producer's Beat To Avoid Potential Lawsuit Timbaland's AI venture continues to ruffle feathers as he was forced to apologize for stealing a beat or face some legal consequences. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025 2.0K Views
Music Brendan Paul Alleges Diddy Told Employees To Act Like Members Of “Seal Team 6” Diddy's former assistant was allegedly fired for forgetting the mogul's Lululemon fanny pack before a walk. By Caroline Fisher June 21, 2025 1.9K Views
Music Deion Sanders Rushes To Lil Wayne's Defense Amid Poor Reviews For "Tha Carter VI" Deion Sanders and Lil Wayne have developed a strong bond with another, so it's nice to see Coach Prime showing love for Weezy right now. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025 2.3K Views
Music Lil Wayne Joins Nicki Minaj For A Special Instagram Live Session Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj recently gave fans a small Young Money reunion with the "Banned From NO" remix on "Tha Carter VI." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025 1039 Views
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Lawsuit Accusing Fat Joe Of Ordering A Hit On Him Fat Joe's former hype man, Terrance "T.A." Dixon, filed a massive lawsuit on the New York rapper earlier this week. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025 9.1K Views