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Music Bradford Cohen Has Grim Outlook On YNW Melly's Case As He Awaits Retrial YNW Melly's future still hangs in the balance, but federal and state lawyer Bradford Cohen suggests that the end result could be bad. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Outkast & Salt-N-Pepa Are Hip-Hop's Latest Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Outkast and Salt-N-Pepa will join the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame alongside Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper, and more this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims Playboi Carti Told Him He’s “The Worst Enemy To Have” Kanye West also recently accused Playboi Carti of coming to the hotel he was staying at, the Chateau Marmont, with a gun. By Caroline Fisher April 26, 2025
Music Usher Apologizes To His Fans For Not Handing Out Cherries During Abu Dhabi Performance Usher presumably took this decision in order to comply with the United Arab Emirates' public decency laws. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music 50 Cent Turns Joe Budden's Own Words Against Him In Latest Instagram Troll This recent flare-up of the 50 Cent and Joe Budden beef stems from the latter's comments about the former's disrespect of Irv Gotti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Jeezy’s Former Manager Hits Him With Countersuit Amid Fierce Financial Dispute Jeezy's ex-manager Solomon Fornie alleges that he put his finances, credit, and reputation on the line to save the rapper's career. By Caroline Fisher April 13, 2025
Music Ja Rule Admits He Nearly Went “Nuclear” On 50 Cent For Dissing The Late Irv Gotti During a recent appearance on "The Breakfast Club," Ja Rule opened up about his longtime feud with 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Music Cardi B's Pregnancy Announcement Leads To Extreme Fan Reactions Cardi B confirmed that she is pregnant in an interview with Gayle King. Unsurprisingly, fans had a lot to say. By Devin Morton September 17, 2025
Music Mos Def Wants All The Smoke, Teams With King Los & Black Thought To Issue An Open Rap Challenge To Any Rapper Mos Def’s Brooklyn rap style has been acknowledged by many in hip hop, ranging from Drake to Joey Bada$$ to Jay-Z. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 12, 2025
Music Meek Mill Warns Of American “Mental Health Crisis” After Deadly Philadelphia Shooting Meek Mill recently compared the fatal shooting of Lauren Jardine to the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025
Music Young Thug Apologizes To GloRilla After Disrespectful Jail Call After GloRilla's response to Young Thug, we will see if he addresses the other alleged leaked jail calls that bash other artists. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Reaches Yet Another Monumental Milestone 2025 is off to a good start for Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher January 10, 2025