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Music Diddy's Former Assistant Alleges He Maintained An Abusive And Toxic Work Environment An anonymous alleged victim referred to as "Mia" took the stand in Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial on Wednesday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky & Young Thug May Have A Collab Album On The Way Both A$AP Rocky and Young Thug already have upcoming solo albums on the way in "Don't Be Dumb" and "UY Scuti." By Cole Blake May 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Reveals How She's Approaching Her Next Album Nicki Minaj also hinted at wanting to embark on a major tour "for the Barbz" to promote her next album release. By Cole Blake May 27, 2025
Music Kanye West Brutally Criticizes Kendrick Lamar Over Taylor Swift Dancing To "Not Like Us" The latest post comes as Kanye West has been making headlines for his controversial new song, "Heil Hitler." By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Shuts Down AMA After Getting Into It With His Reddit Mods A$AP Rocky will finally be releasing his long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don’t Be Dumb," on Friday, January 16. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music Mero To Replace "Ebro In The Morning" On Hot 97 Mero described Hot 97 as "the voice of NYC hip-hop and culture" in a press release along with the announcement. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has A Warning For J. Cole Ahead Of "The Fall Off" DJ Akademiks is already scoffing at the idea of J. Cole's "The Fall Off," and ahead of the release, he has come through with a warning. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Uses Nicolás Maduro's Arrest To Troll Diddy 50 Cent teamed up with Netflix to executive-produce the new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," last month. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Lil Baby Overtakes 21 Savage For The Highest-Charting Rap Album On Apple Music Lil Baby and 21 Savage both ended 2025 on a high note with their new albums, but the former as a little bit of a leg up to start 2026. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music 50 Cent Receives Unsavory Co-Sign From Donald Trump Jr. 50 Cent has been known to be one of the biggest haters ever, and now, that reputation has caught the eye of Donald Trump Jr. By Alexander Cole December 24, 2025
Music Lil Durk Trial Derailed By Leaked Courtroom Photo Of His Codefendants This viral picture will likely have a huge impact on Lil Durk's attempts to secure an anonymous jury in his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Lil Woody Calls Out Young Thug For Forgiving YFN Lucci But Not Gunna Young Thug has been at odds with Gunna ever since he accepted a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025