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Original Content #TBT: AZ Revisiting AZ's career from 1994-2006. By Danny Schwartz March 02, 2017
Music Young Thug To Headline Summer Smash In 1st Performance Since YSL RICO Trial The news come as fans continue to believe that Young Thug is gearing up to announce his fourth studio album. By Cole Blake March 27, 2025
Music Diddy Secures Huge Legal Victory As Judge Dismisses Several Key Claims In Rodney Jones' Lawsuit The update on the Rodney Jones lawsuit comes as Diddy is still behind bars in Brooklyn while awaiting trial. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Music UMG Demands To End Discovery In Drake Lawsuit Over His Efforts To See "Confidential" Documents Per sources, Drake's attorney has also responded with some fiery and pointed words for his client's parent label. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2025
Music Drake Fires Back At UMG's Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” In January, Drake sued UMG, accusing the company of spreading a malicious narrative by promoting Kendrick Lamar's song "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2025
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor’s Snag Impressive Streaming Title For The Third Week In A Row Last month, Drake and PartyNextDoor teamed up to unleash their anxiously awaited album, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Caroline Fisher March 13, 2025
Music Ice Cube Stranded In Australia As Huge Cyclone Approaches Ice Cube recently revealed how he feels about his first cyclone experience during an interview on "The Project." By Caroline Fisher March 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Posits Curious Theory About Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Allegedly Low Tour Sales While this conversation around Kendrick Lamar and SZA's tour isn't even confirmed, DJ Akademiks threw shade at his fanbase to explain it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music RZA Claims Hot 97 Banning Wu-Tang Clan From Radio Damaged Culture RZA looked back on Wu-Tang's issue with Hot 97, and the way it impacted their success and the genre as a whole. By Elias Andrews February 26, 2025
Music Drake Reclaims The Top Spot From Kendrick Lamar On The Spotify Top Artists USA Chart Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been duking it out chart wise as of late and for the time being, The Boy reigns supreme. By Zachary Horvath February 25, 2025
Streetwear Megan Thee Stallion Makes Jaws Drop With Steamy & Bikini-Clad Vacation Photo Dump We hadn't seen a Megan Thee Stallion photo dump in a while, but that's because she was enjoying life on vacation and showing off her curves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music Cold Feet? One Of Diddy's Lawyers Reportedly Recuses Himself Months Before Trial One of Diddy's lawyers reportedly spoke to lead counsel Marc Agnifilo in order to ensure this decision wouldn't affect the trial's progress. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025