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Music Doechii Rallies Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination While Accepting GLAAD Award Doechii has never shied away from advocating for her beliefs, such as her staunch defense of hip-hop artistry in recent months. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj & Kenneth Petty’s Lawyer Blasts Tyrone Blackburn For Allegedly Trying To "Embarrass" Them The woman who accuses Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty of attempting to sexually assault her in 1994 is suing him. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Slams Critics Of His “Hey Now” Freestyle For Needing A Hip-Hop History Lesson During his latest interview with Nardwuar, Tyler The Creator also threw some serious shade at a few of his peers. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025
Music Will Smith Reveals Crucial Advice Jay-Z And Kendrick Lamar Gave Him On New Album Will Smith has returned with a new album, and he made sure to consult some of the genre's best during recording. By Elias Andrews March 27, 2025
Music Offset Warns Jess Hilarious To Stop Talking About His And Cardi B’s Messy Divorce During her recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," Jess Hilarious said she thinks Offset is having a hard time seeing Cardi B move on. By Caroline Fisher March 27, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie & Ari Fletcher Leave Fans Puzzled After Linking Up Amid Alabama Barker Beef Bhad Bhabie even previewed a freestyle while filming Ari Fletcher's YouTube cooking show, taking shots at Devin Haney. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2025
Music MIKE Concertgoers Get Bashed Mercilessly For Playing Chess During His Show Fans of MIKE couldn't believe their eyes after witnessing this truly one-of-a-kind moment and they took the time to unleash on them. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2025
Music Sean Kingston & His Mother Grasp The Bible While Hearing Witness Testimony In Their Fraud Trial Sean Kingston and his 61-year-old mother are facing five counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. By Cole Blake March 26, 2025
Music TI & Tiny Harris' Defamation Accuser Suffers Major Defeat In Court TI and Tiny Harris have won yet another legal battle following a copyright infringement lawsuit against MGA Entertainment. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Facing Future Legal Action For His Caleb Wilson Scholarship Efforts Boosie Badazz tried to help out his community and a family who tragically lost their son, but they claim he's trying to profit off of it. By Zachary Horvath March 24, 2025
Relationships Trina's Husband Reportedly Arrested For Battery Over 2023 Altercation In Miami Trina's husband, who is of "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" fame, was reportedly arrested Thursday according to "TMZ." By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Full Super Bowl Halftime Show Viewership Finally Revealed The Super Bowl Halftime Show viewership numbers arrive as Kendrick Lamar is expected to be involved in the 2028 Olympics. By Cole Blake March 20, 2025