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Music Elliott Wilson Explains Why He Doesn't Like Jail Albums After Tory Lanez Drops "Peterson" Tory Lanez previously described his album as "the first in-real-time prison album… recorded in prison, for prisoners, by a prisoner." By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music Joe Budden Thinks Doechii Messed Up By Calling Straight Men Her “Red Flag” A comment Doechii made about straight men in an episode of "Hot Ones Versus" has earned mixed reactions from social media users. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2025
Music DDG Considers Leaving America Amidst Custody Drama With Halle Bailey DDG has captured the attention of the internet with his recent claims about his son, but now the rapper wants to start anew. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025
Music Alleged Diddy Lawsuit Accuses Jaguar Wright Of Aiding In Sex Trafficking This alleged sex trafficking lawsuit against Jaguar Wright – despite her previous claims – also named Diddy, Druski, and more as defendants. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyer Addresses New Indictment Accusing Mogul Of Forced Labor, Assaulting Employee & More Reportedly, Diddy could be facing a maximum sentence of life in prison if he's found guilty of his various charges. By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2025
Music Private Investigator Alleges Jay-Z Accuser Admitted Mogul Didn’t Sexually Assault Her Allegedly, the anonymous woman who sued Jay-Z also accused her attorney Tony Buzbee of pushing her into it. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Joins Cam'ron To Brutally Troll Jim Jones For Jinxing Gervonta Davis' Title Fight Jim Jones walked out with Gervonta Davis during the entrance to his fight against Lamont Roach Jr. which ended in disappointing fashion. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Sets Bold Expectations For New Album "I AM MUSIC" And Fans Are Almost Convinced Some Playboi Carti fans think that he hasn't dropped his new album "I AM MUSIC" yet because of A$AP Rocky's own rollout struggles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Retains The Top Spot On Hot 100 For Second Consecutive Week At this point, it's becoming more and more difficult to name Kendrick Lamar and SZA's best collaboration overall. By Zachary Horvath March 03, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky's Lawyer Joe Tacopina Reveals Why He Turned Down Diddy Case Joe was deferential to another rapper. By Elias Andrews February 25, 2025
Politics Lil Wayne Explains The Backstory Of His Infamous Donald Trump Photo Lil Wayne says he wasn't worried about possible backlash to his decision to pose with Donald Trump. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch Sparks Nasty Back-And-Forth With His Son's Mother After Not Including Him In Easter Photoshoot Roddy Ricch and his ex-partner, Alexandra Kiser, have joint custody of their children, but that didn't happen amicably. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025