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Music Ralo & Kenny Muney Bury The Hatchet After Explosive Young Dolph Argument This is "grown man business." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Adds Even More Dates To His "Grand National Tour" Kendrick Lamar has been having a huge week after already winning several BET Awards in Los Angeles on Monday night. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Politics Cardi B Drags Donald Trump Through The Mud For His Response To ICE Protests Cardi B spoke out against U.S. President Donald Trump's National Guard deployment while more hip-hop artists support the L.A. ICE protests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Diddy's Alleged Voice Message To "Jane" Calling Her Out Enters Trial As Evidence In the alleged voice message, Diddy allegedly tells Jane – who's testifying in his trial – to "get on her job" and stop "playing games." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music Mo3’s Estate Secures Legal Victory In Copyright Lawsuit Against Sound Engineer In 2023, Mo3's estate sued sound engineer Ray G. Bollin Jr. for alleged copyright infringement, conversion, and tortious interference. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Young Thug Has Never-Before-Seen Promo Tactic For "UY SCUTI" Young Thug has decided to use one of his nicknames as a way to try out something no rapper has most likely ever done for an album rollout. By Zachary Horvath June 04, 2025
Music Drake Announces First UK & EU Tour In Six Years Drake and PartyNextDoor are fresh off the success of "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," and now, they are going to tour Europe. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Jr. Shares Heartfelt Tribute To His Brother Niko After His Tragic Passing Brian McKnight's son, Niko McKnight, passed away at the age of 32, last week, after a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music MGA Wants A Rematch With T.I. In Court Over $71 Million Judgement T.I. is also suing former friend Sabrina Peterson for defamation of character. He is seeking damages for the harm caused by public statements. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 01, 2025
Music Diddy Takes Another Loss In Court As Judge Refuses To Strike Trauma Expert’s Testimony Trauma expert Dawn Hughes recently took the stand in Diddy's sex trafficking trial, discussing abusive relationships, trauma bonds, and more. By Caroline Fisher June 01, 2025
Music Rod Wave Stampede From Old Concert Leads To Lawsuit Rod Wave was NOT named in this lawsuit, but the site that held this specific tour stop is being accused of gross negligence. By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex-Assistant Details Several Alleged Instances Of Sexual Assault Diddy's former assistant is the latest of over a dozen people to testify in his ongoing criminal case in recent weeks. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025