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Music Busta Rhymes Goes Off On Essence Festival Crowd: “F*ck Your Phone!” According to Busta Rhymes, he's not used to people sitting down at his shows. By Caroline Fisher July 06, 2024
Music Joe Budden Debates Whether Drake Is An Outsider In Hip-Hop Amid Kendrick Lamar Feud Joe Budden discussed whether Kendrick Lamar's criticism has merit. By Cole Blake July 02, 2024
Music Rick Ross Breaks His Silence On Vancouver Brawl After Drake Seemingly Co-Signs It Rick Ross got punched in the face over the weekend for reportedly playing "Not Like Us" at a festival. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2024
Music Sauce Walka Fends Off Knife-Wielding Man With A Broomstick And Fans Couldn't Be More Impressed Sauce Walka did everything he could. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2024
Music Chlöe Bailey Alludes To A New Chlöe x Halle Album In The Works Could a new Chloe x Halle arrive in 2025? By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 31, 2024
Music Travis Scott's Coachella Performance Hyped Up With Historic Expectations Travis Scott will be having a huge role in next year's Coachella. By Cole Blake December 19, 2024
Music Suge Knight Thinks Diddy Should Testify In His Federal Trial Suge Knight previously dismissed the Diddy trial and advocated for the mogul's acquittal despite their rivalry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion To Leave “Moulin Rouge” Early Amid Klay Thompson Split Over the weekend, Megan Thee Stallion took to social media to accuse Klay Thompson of being unfaithful to her. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music Rod Wave Allegedly Had A Lean-Filled Baby Bottle During His Arrest Rod Wave was charged with reckless driving, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm or knife. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music Mal Explains Why Drake's UMG Lawsuit Isn't Over Yet Despite Judge's Dismissal Drake filed his lawsuit against Universal Music Group, earlier this year, accusing them of defamation due to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Drake's UMG Lawsuit's Dismissal Shows Up In Fat Joe's Defamation Case Lawyer Tyrone Blackburn is representing Fat Joe's former hype man Terrance "T.A." Dixon in a defamation lawsuit not quite similar to Drake's. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Praises Taylor Swift For Dissing Charli XCX On "The Life Of A Showgirl" Nicki Minaj also compared herself to Taylor Swift while discussing "The Life Of A Showgirl" on social media. By Cole Blake October 03, 2025