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Music Drake v. UMG/iHeartMedia Case Leaves Court Confused As Hearing Date Suffers Unforeseen Delays Drake's petition hearing ran into confusion when dates were switched at the last-minute. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 20, 2024
Music R. Kelly's "Friend" Who Posted $100K Bail Avoids Questioning In Unpaid Rent Case: Report A judge dismissed Valencia Love from R. Kelly's legal battle with the landlord of his studio. By Aron A. May 02, 2019
Music Omarion Says He'll Never Do Reality TV Again: "I Wasn't Represented Well" "Love & Hip Hop" will not be working with Omarion anytime in the future. By Chantilly Post November 19, 2019
Music Tee Grizzley Reveals "Activated" Release Date Tee Grizzley's gearing up to make a huge splash. By Aron A. March 15, 2018
Politics Don Lemon Fires Back At Nicki Minaj's "Disgusting" Homophobic Rant Nicki Minaj was furious with Don Lemon for covering a controversial anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in Minneapolis. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Young Thug Stirs Up Hype For New Album Young Thug's new Instagram post suggests that a new album is coming, though it's unclear if it's a solo project or "Slime Language 2." By Mitch Findlay February 23, 2021
Pop Culture Fivio Foreign Says He & Jay-Z Brought Long Verses Back The Brooklyn rapper claims he and Hov are the reason bars are lengthy again. By hnhh September 01, 2022
Music DJ Kay Slay Admits Early On He Underestimated Kendrick Lamar DJ Kay Slay has a longstanding reputation and career in hip hop and in a recent interview, he admitted to undervaluing Kendrick Lamar. By Erika Marie March 11, 2020
Music Scarface Reveals To Shannon Sharpe He Doesn't Care About The Music Game Anymore Scarface is a member of the iconic Houston rap group, The Geto Boys. He is best known for the classic song “Smile,” featuring Tupac. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music Joe Budden Delivers Controversial Hot Take On Drake Fans Joe Budden is always controversial when speaking on Drizzy. By Alexander Cole July 10, 2024
Music Benny The Butcher Announces Surprise Album Dropping This Friday Benny The Butcher is returning and dropping his first LP of 2025 and he's bringing along some familiar friends. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Meek Mill & Future Post Up, Prompting Collaboration Talk Meek Mill continues to forge bromances across the hip-hop realm. By Mitch Findlay January 11, 2019