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Music Issa Rae Blasts The Music Industry For Being Predatory To Creators Issa Rae isn't a fan of how the music industry operates. By Alexander Cole December 28, 2021
Music Kodak Black Astonishes Fans With JAY-Z "Verzuz" Proposal Kodak Black is confident that he can defeat JAY-Z in a "Verzuz" battle, offering up 15% of his catalog if he loses. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2022
Sports Rapsody Posts Up With Her "Muse" Kobe Bryant Rapsody posts up with Black Mamba. By Mitch Findlay August 13, 2018
Music Meek Mill To Perform At 2018 BET Awards & Bet Experience Meek Mill's making his formal return to the stage in the coming weeks. By Aron A. June 06, 2018
Music DMX Reportedly Strikes Plea Deal In Tax Evasion Case DMX may have struck a much more lenient deal in his tax evasion case. By Aron A. November 30, 2017
Music Boosie Badazz Demands Yung Bleu Repay The "Millions" He Reportedly Owes Boosie wants the money he lost when Bleu jumped from Bad Azz Music Syndicate. By Ben Mock October 21, 2023
Music Chance the Rapper Ties Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder’s Exit to Reparations and Palestine Chance The Rapper’s latest album, Star Line, addresses a lot of the current issues within the black culture. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 18, 2025
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Finally Addresses Viral Kendrick Lamar Deepfake Kendrick Lamar infamously morphed into the likes of Kobe Bryant and Jussie Smollett for his iconic "Heart Part 5" visual back in May 2022. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Memphis Bleek Calls Cap On Dame Dash's Claims That Jay-Z Ghostwrote For Him The Roc is still at odds. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 30, 2024
Music 6ix9ine Wants To Hold Going-Away Party For Lil Durk After OTF Jam Mentioned Him In Trial 6ix9ine has been trolling Lil Durk extensively during Durk's murder-for-hire trial, which recently heard OTF Jam speak about Tekashi's feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026
Music Lil Durk Helps 13 Fellow Inmates Convert To Islam Amid Prison Stay During his recent appearance on "The Breakfast Club," Lil Durk's father Dontay Banks opened up about helping his son fight his case. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2025
Music Fat Joe's Lawyer Responds To Shocking $20 Million Lawsuit Fat Joe is being represented by attorney Joe Tacopina, who has been in other high-profile hip-hop cases such as A$AP Rocky's assault trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025