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Music UK Drill Rapper Kay-O Sentenced To Life In Prison For Gang Murder Three other men were convicted of the crime. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2025
Music Mustard Admits To Yelling Own Name After Kendrick Lamar "TV Off" Meme He can't avoid it. By Elias Andrews November 27, 2024
Music Snoop Dogg Apologizes To Kendrick Lamar For Sharing Drake's "Taylor Made Freestyle" West Coast stays winning. By Elias Andrews November 22, 2024
Music Grammy Awards 2025: 5 Albums That Deserved A Best Rap Album Nomination These are some 2024 rap albums that didn't get nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards, but deserve some shine for their quality. By Devin Morton November 15, 2024
Music Jay-Z's Alleged Son's Godmother Officially Files To Reopen Paternity Suit Given that Lillie Coley's legal action against Jay-Z was recently dismissed with prejudice, we will see if this motion leads to consequences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Biggie’s Estate Sues Publicist Over Allegations Involving His Son & Diddy This summer, CJ Wallace was hit with a lawsuit involving Diddy, and now his father Biggie's estate is pushing back. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music Fat Joe Accused Of Orchestrating An Attempt On 50 Cent's Life In Shocking Lawsuit 50 Cent and Fat Joe are cool right now, but Terrance "T.A." Dixon alleges that their feud in the 2000s almost ended in tragedy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Creates "Bestie" Moment For Fan Backstage At Grand National Tour: Washington D.C. Kendrick Lamar and SZA will embark on the international-leg of their Grand National Tour in July after a record breaking run in the U.S. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 19, 2025
Music Three 6 Mafia & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Announce 2025 Tour With Tech N9ne & DJ Quik Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Three 6 Mafia, Tech N9ne, and DJ Quik will hit the road from August to October along with more special guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Wins Big At The BET Awards As Chris Brown Prevents Him From Sweeping Kendrick Lamar has been having an incredible start to 2025, and it should come as no surprise that he keeps cleaning up at awards shows. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Looks Back On Dealing Drugs For His Mother As A Young Boy 2 Chainz spoke on his upbringing and his familial relationships during his recent conversation with Shannon Sharpe on "Club Shay Shay." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Relationships Brian McKnight Puts His Brother On Blast For Announcing His Son Niko’s Death Last week, it was revealed that Brian McKnight's eldest son Niko passed away following a two-year battle with cancer. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025