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Music Essence Festival Organizers Take Blame For Lauryn Hill's Late Set While serving as a headliner for Essence Festival over the weekend, Lauryn Hill didn't take the stage until late into the night. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Ray J Claims He Smoked Weed With Biggie When He Was 14 The Internet has previously speculated about wild rumors that Ray J inadvertently influenced Biggie's beef with Tupac. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Woman Accuses Kodak Black Of Intimidating Her Stepfather After Car Crash While Kodak Black isn't in any legal trouble yet from this alleged incident, it still definitely doesn't help his reputation. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music Latto Firmly Shuts Down Fivio Foreign Amid His Beef With 21 Savage Amid his beef with 21 Savage, Fivio Foreign posted a clip of his and Latto's 2020 XXL cypher, in which she joked about sleeping with him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Admits He Stalked Tim Burton To Get Him To Create The "Don't Be Dumb" Artwork Following the release of "Don't Be Dumb," A$AP Rocky will be embarking on a world tour in promotion of the album. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music North West Ignites Debate With Latest Song Snippet 12-year-old North West continues to show off her musical abilities online, leaving social media users divided. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music YSL Woody Alleges He Beat Up Jacquees Over Dice Game During a recent stream, YSL Woody detailed an alleged physical altercation he and his crew got into with Jacquees. By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025
Music Quality Control’s P Taunts Young Thug With Documentary Plans Amid Snitching Allegations According to Quality Control CEO P, he plans to share his side of the story in exchange for a hefty paycheck. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Seeks To Sanction Tory Lanez's Friend For Disrespectful Deposition This request concerns Megan Thee Stallion's lawsuit against Milagro Gramz for allegedly spreading lies about the Tory Lanez case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music Ghostface Killah Tells The Breakfast Club How He Feels About Today's Rap Ghostface Killah originally said he would never make a Supreme Clientele 2, but the fans demanded it, so he decided to after 20 years. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 29, 2025
Music Cardi B's Testimony Leaves Social Media Bursting With Laughter Cardi B took the stand to deny Emani Ellis' allegations in her ongoing civil assault trial on Tuesday. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music Diddy Fails To Exclude His iCloud Searches And Other Queries From Trial's Evidence Pool Diddy's legal team called the government's applications for phone and home warrants "Intentionally misleading" and "grossly distorted." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025