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Music No Bad Boy Records Members Were Invited To Clive Davis' Funeral It's unclear why Bad Boy Records was reportedly excluded from Clive Davis' funeral, but the Diddy scandal may be part of why. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj's Mother Will Get $400K From Lawsuit Over Husband's Death While news of this settlement concerning Nicki Minaj's late father Robert Maraj emerged last month, Carol Maraj now knows its worth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Legendary Music Executive Clive Davis Passes Away At 94 Clive Davis was a music executive known for discovering and managing legendary artists like Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Cardi B Calls Karmelo Anthony's 35-Year Prison Sentence "Disgusting" Cardi B took to X on Tuesday evening where she offered her reaction to the case involving Karmelo Anthony. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2026
Music Lord Jamar "Wasn't That Impressed" By Jay-Z’s Roots Picnic Freestyle Lord Jamar has some questions. By Aron A. June 08, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Ranks Every Song From Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s Explosive Feud According to DJ Akademiks, his ranking of the songs from Drake and Kendrick Lamar's battle is "based off quality, bars, not impact." By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music Fat Joe's Mother Passes Away At 77 Our condolences go out to Fat Joe and his loved ones as these last couple of months have been incredibly rough for the NY rapper. By Zachary Horvath May 03, 2025
Music Frank Black: U.S. Agent Reveals Diddy's Other Alias Is A Throw Back To Notorious B.I.G. Frank White is a character Diddy's artist Biggie Smalls emulated in his music that resembled ultimate power. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 17, 2025
Music KARRAHBOOO Reveals Why She Squashed Beef With Lil Yachty Back in 2024, Lil Yachty and KARRAHBOOO got into a heated public dispute about her Concrete Boys exit, but they appear to have made up. By Caroline Fisher June 21, 2025
Music Timbland Accused Of Stealing Producer's Beat For A.I. Training Timbaland has drawn a lot of backlash for his support of A.I. technology in music, even launching his own artificial intelligence label. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music 50 Cent's Oldest Son Marquise Jackson Trolls Him On Father's Day While some fans found this funny, others lamented the strained relationship between 50 Cent and his first son Marquise Jackson. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Threatened Kendrick Lamar & His Team Behind The Scenes DJ Akademiks discussed the claims he heard from a member of Kendrick Lamar's team during a recent livestream. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025