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Music Young Buck And 50 Cent Reignite Debate Over $250K Record Contract A squabble that dates back a decade. By Elias Andrews December 04, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Make Magic On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream "luther" might be their best collab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 24, 2024
Music De La Soul Disappoints Fans By Blasting Journalist's Book On The Rap Group De La fans felt this was an excessive condemnation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2024
Sports Shannon Sharpe Claps Back At Nicki Minaj Diss With An Explanation Shannon Sharpe had previously feigned ignorance when it comes to Nicki Minaj, which he says he did not intend as any disrespect. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Kanye West's Offensive Tweets May Be Used Against Him In Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Kanye West has made numerous offensive and vulgar posts on X (formerly Twitter) in recent months that may come back to bite him. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Jr. Shares Heartfelt Tribute To His Brother Niko After His Tragic Passing Brian McKnight's son, Niko McKnight, passed away at the age of 32, last week, after a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Rod Wave Stampede From Old Concert Leads To Lawsuit Rod Wave was NOT named in this lawsuit, but the site that held this specific tour stop is being accused of gross negligence. By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Reacts To Donald Trump Pardoning NBA YoungBoy And Commuting Larry Hoover There has been some confusion around how Donald Trump actually assisted Larry Hoover, but Snoop Dogg is happy to see him getting help. By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Politics Donald Trump Reportedly Responds To Requests To Pardon Diddy There has been much speculation about U.S. President Donald Trump and the Diddy trial, whether from Suge Knight or allegedly close sources. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music The Joe Budden Podcast Tries Their Best To "Review" Playboi Carti's New Album "MUSIC" Playboi Carti's new album "MUSIC" might be getting a follow-up titled "BABY BOI," but don't get your hopes up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Demands "Shaved Head" Vocalists For Sunday Service Choir Kanye West is relaunching the performance hub that generated so much goodwill for him in the late 2010s. By Elias Andrews March 13, 2025
Music Police Identify Suspect In The Murder Of G$ Lil Ronnie And His Five-Year-Old Daughter Fans have been paying tribute to G$ Lil Ronnie and his daughter on social media following the attack on Monday. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025