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Music DJ Akademiks Posts Footage Of His Roc Nation Deposition Over Tory Lanez & Megan Thee Stallion Roc Nation lawyers asked DJ Akademiks about his alleged ties to Tory Lanez and his coverage of the Megan Thee Stallion case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Live Nation CEO Blasted For Arguing That Concert Tickets Are Underpriced Michael Rapino of Live Nation attempted to compare concert prices to the cost of attending a Knicks or Lakers game. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Raises Fans' Eyebrows By Calling Out Mystery "Rat Representer" Fans have many theories as to who Young Thug may be referring to here, whether it's related to his YSL RICO case or to hip-hop media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music Nipsey Hussle Will Get Los Angeles Metro Station Named After Him Los Angeles Metro will also issue two limited edition TAP cards featuring Nipsey Hussle to commemorate his legacy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Music Canceled GloRilla Concert Results In $2.5M Lawsuit Esmail Entertainment recently filed a lawsuit against Shaw Management Enterprises over allegedly forged contracts tied to a GloRilla show. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025
Pop Culture Omar Gooding Claps Back At Cam'ron For Trolling Him On Instagram On Tuesday, Cam'ron reignited his beef with Omar Gooding, which stems from comments he made on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Diddy’s Team Confirms They’ve Asked Donald Trump About Pardon During a recent interview, Donald Trump indicated that he would most likely not grant Diddy a presidential pardon. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Sean Kingston's Lawyer Demands To Be Released From His Case As Their Relationship Becomes "Adversarial" Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, were both found guilty in an alleged fraud scheme, earlier this year. By Cole Blake August 01, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free's pgLang Announce New Agency Venture pgLang and Dave Free have been Kendrick Lamar's creative directors for his new music, performances, and much more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Finally Reveals Release Date For New Album "Star Line" Chance The Rapper has released a lot of killer singles in recent years, and he's finally ready for a full-length return. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Proposes Massive $50 Million Bail Package If the new proposal is unsuccessful, Diddy will remain behind bars until his sentencing date on October 3rd. By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music LL Cool J Pulls Out Of Wawa Welcome America Event In Philadelphia, Citing Ongoing Union Strike LL Cool J was scheduled to perform at the concert but decided against it because of the ongoing worker's strike taking place. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025