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Music Tony Yayo Shares The Real Reason He Thinks Big Meech Canceled His Concert Amid 50 Cent Beef Tony Yayo has several theories as to why Big Meech may have canceled his star-studded "Welcome Home" concert. By Cole Blake February 26, 2025
Music Suge Knight Blasts Snoop Dogg Via Prison Call During Ray J’s “VladTV” Interview Recently, Suge Knight interrupted one of Ray J's interviews with DJ Vlad, dissing Snoop Dogg in the process. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar Ruined Hip-Hop's Chances Of Securing Another Super Bowl Halftime Show DJ Akademiks has been very critical of Kendrick Lamar as of late and that is not going to stop anytime soon. By Alexander Cole February 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns Joe Budden About Suing 50 Cent After Drake Criticisms The podcaster is considering legal action. By Elias Andrews February 24, 2025
Music DJ Hed Reveals How Much UMG Is Profiting On Drake’s New Album Despite Lawsuit Recently, DJ Hed discussed Drake's new album with PartyNextDoor "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," and how UMG is making money off of it. By Caroline Fisher February 23, 2025
Music R Kelly Leads Fans To A Social Media Roast Session After New Prison Photos Surface Some Internet users think that R Kelly looks stuck in the 2000s in these prison photos, whereas others don't believe this is actually him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Lawyer Joe Tacopina Just Beat the Case—Here Are The Hip-Hop Stars He Has Represented From Foxy Brown to YG, Joe Tacopina has been a go-to attorney for hip-hop's brightest stars. By Aron A. February 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Calls JT A Massive Flop As Diss Tracks Hit Streaming Cardi B reignited her beef with JT by taking aim at her and Lil Uzi Vert on her song, "Magnet," from "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Quincy Brown Insists Diddy Is A “Changed Man” During Emotional Sentencing Hearing Diddy will finally learn his fate today after being found guilty of two counts of transportation for prostitution in July. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Cassie Voices Fear Of Diddy Retaliation In Powerful Victim Impact Statement Diddy faces up to 20 years in prison for two counts of transportation for prostitution, and he'll learn his fate on October 3. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music Young Thug To Perform In Atlanta Today Following Release Of "UY Scuti" Following the release of "UY Scuti," Young Thug announced that he will be performing in front of the Fulton County Courthouse this afternoon. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Firing Members Of His Team For Axing Rod Wave's "UY SCUTI" Verse Rod Wave was apparently supposed to have a verse on "Blaming Jesus" off of the new Young Thug album "UY SCUTI." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025