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Music Chris Gotti Slams Ashanti For Not Reaching Out After Irv Gotti's Death Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti passed away at the age of 54 on February 5, 2025, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Kanye West Dominates Billboard Charts Amid “BULLY” Success Kanye West is currently at the center of a great deal of controversy, but his new album "BULLY" is still racking up streams. By Caroline Fisher April 07, 2026
Music Amazon Music & HNHH Present "Heavy Rotation" Check out Mustard's Top 5 tracks in our new series, Heavy Rotation. By Kyle Rooney June 25, 2019
Music Tee Grizzley's Mother Alleges He's Been Neglecting Her Amid His Monaco Stay Tee Grizzley has been up to a lot lately, including taking a trip to Monaco. But his mom is wondering why she's being left out. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026
Music Pusha T Says Clipse’s Grammy Win Came With Plenty Of Politics Pusha T reflects on Clipse’s Grammy campaign after losing major categories to Kendrick Lamar and taking home one win. By Erika Marie September 03, 2026
Music Tim Westwood Steps Down From Capital Xtra Show After Misconduct Allegations Two of Tim Westwood's upcoming DJ sets were also canceled after the sexual misconduct allegations emerged. By Aron A. April 27, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake’s Rap Beef Overshadows Taylor Swift On Apple Music Charts It looks like hip-hop isn't dead after all. By Caroline Fisher May 08, 2024
Music ASAP Rocky Claims He Lost A Rap Battle With Denzel Washington ASAP Rocky and Denzel Washington are the stars of Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" film, which premiered this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music Lil Durk Previews New Music, Fans React To Heartbreaking King Von Bar Lil Durk is ready to drop new music. By Alexander Cole January 26, 2024
Music Jack Harlow Says He Was In The "School Of Drake" Before Finding His Own Voice Jack Harlow explains his creative direction. By Tallie Spencer March 13, 2026
Music Doja Cat's New Single "Paint The Town Red" Available For Pre-Save Now Amid some major controversy Doja Cat dropped the pre-save for her new single. By Lavender Alexandria July 28, 2023
Music JID Gives Cautiously Optimistic Update On Metro Boomin Album JID and Metro Boomin both dropped big projects this year, and their full-length team-up's been in the works for years now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025