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Music Kendrick Lamar Getting Ready For Super Bowl LIX With Casting Call Kendrick Lamar is employing New Orleans for help. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 18, 2025
Music Diddy Compared To Harvey Weinstein Amid New Sexual Assault Allegations Three men recently alleged that Diddy drugged and sodomized them. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Didn't Drop "Pink Friday 2: The Hiatus" And Fans Are Torn The Queen is on hiatus. By Elias Andrews December 13, 2024
Music Fat Joe Calls Ozempic "The Greatest Invention Ever" Fat Joe credits Ozempic for weight loss while promoting upcoming album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 07, 2024
Music Yak Gotti's Mother Delivers Powerful & Emotional Message After Her Son Had All Charges Dropped “I stood down- 10 toes down - every day," the rapper's mother exclaimed. By Zachary Horvath December 03, 2024
Music The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Lands Atop Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Of The Century List The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is the biggest song in the history of the Hot 100, so it is not surprising that it took this honor as well. By Devin Morton August 28, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Appears In Good Spirits In New Prison Photo Fans and loved ones of Fetty Wap continue to call for his release, as he's been behind bars for nearly three years. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music Police Launch Investigation Into DDG's Swatting Incident Officers from The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pulled up on DDG while he was streaming, over the weekend. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Relationships Chance The Rapper Opens Up About Kirsten Corley Divorce Chance The Rapper and Kirsten Corley announced their split together back in April and finalized their divorce in January 2025. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2025
Music Benzino Accuses Fat Joe Of Helping Tank The Ratings Of BET Hip-Hop Awards Benzino took to Instagram Live to throw some shade at Fat Joe for his perceived role in helping tank the ratings of the BET Hip-Hop Awards. By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Music De La Soul Reveals What Ignited Their Beef With 2Pac During a recent interview, De La Soul's Posdnuos discussed the group's feud with 2Pac, revealing that it all started with a music video. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music Max B Responds To Rumor That He Jumped Ja Rule Max B was thrusted into the middle of a report in part by Tasha K about Ja Rule allegedly getting jumped backstage at a concert. By Zachary Horvath November 21, 2025