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Music Kevin Liles Claims To Have Received $30 Million Lawsuit From Former Def Jam Signee Kevin Liles has not been having the easiest go of it lately as this is not the only lawsuit he's dealing with. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music Migos' Instagram Account Hacked In Apparent Crypto Extortion Plot Migos had their account hacked in a very public attempt to extort Solana founder Raj Gokal for $4.3 million in Bitcoin. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Thanks Jeffrey Wright For Giving Him Acting Advice While Shooting "Highest 2 Lowest" ASAP Rocky and Jeffrey Wright star alongside Denzel Washington and many more in Spike Lee's new film, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent To Seize Ex-Employee's House As They Struggle To Cover $7 Million Fraud Judgment The former employee was convicted of allegedly embezzling over $2 million from 50 Cent's Sire Spirits brand. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music Que From Day 26 Claims Diddy Allegedly Tried To Sacrifice Him If you haven't heard Que's name before, he is part of the R&B group Day26. They rose to fame under Diddy on MTV's "Making The Band 4." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music REASON Dismisses SwaVay & Ben Reilly's Biting Accusations After Joey Bada$$ Battle REASON's former collaborators SwaVay and Ben Reilly claimed he stole their material for his Joey Bada$$ diss track, "The Dead Apple." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Lizzo Surprises SZA Fans With Guest Performance During Kendrick Lamar's "Grand National" Tour Lizzo and SZA not only have a "Special" collaboration under their belt, but they have been very close public celebrity friends. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Adin Ross Hints At Drake's Possible Involvement In A Soulja Boy & DDG Boxing Match Soulja Boy and DDG have been trading shots online for several weeks, and Adin Ross wants to take advantage. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025
Music Punch Is Dumbfounded By Fat Joe's Theory About Kendrick Lamar & SZA Competing With Ja Rule & Ashanti Fat Joe discussed Kendrick Lamar and SZA's success with "luther" and their tour during his podcast with Jadakiss. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Returns With Potential Dagger Response To Ray Vaughn With "CRASH DUMMY" Joey Bada$$ is looking to assert his dominance over the West Coast and TDE, and this expertly crafted response to Ray Vaughn may just do it. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Chris Brown Officially Charged With Grievous Bodily Harm While In U.K. Prison Chris Brown was arrested in the United Kingdom earlier this week for an alleged nightclub brawl from a few years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music Cassie Admits She Was Jealous Of Kim Porter's Relationship With Diddy Cassie has been testifying in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial since Tuesday and will return to the stand on Friday. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025