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Music 50 Cent Swallows His Pride And Encourages Dame Dash To Bounce Back From Financial Woes Dame Dash has to cough up a lot of cash and assets due to his debts and lawsuit judgements. But 50 Cent thinks he can win again one day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Jay-Z & Beyonce Sneak Into Kris Jenner's Extravagant Birthday Party Kris Jenner hosted a 007-themed party with a star-studded list of attendees for her 70th birthday on Saturday. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music Offset Announces Surprise Album Dropping On Halloween Offset has fans hoping for something similar to 2017's trap classic "Without Warning," which also dropped on Halloween. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Original Content How Does 2Pac And Eminem's "Loyal To The Game" Hold Up? Charged with the daunting task of producing a posthumous 2Pac Album, how did Eminem ultimately fare on "Loyal To The Game?" By Mitch Findlay April 07, 2021
Numbers NBA YoungBoy Passes 10 Billion YouTube Video Views, Has Been Platform's Top-Ranked Artist All Year YoungBoy Never Broke Again has officially passed 10 billion views on YouTube, where he has been the platform's #1-ranked artist every single week in 2022. By Alex Zidel March 22, 2022
Music Nas, The Last Great Purist: How "Legend Has It" Extends His Ongoing Love Letter To Hip-Hop From the projects that birthed "Illmatic" to the boardrooms shaping "Legend Has It," Nas has proven that hip-hop’s soul can evolve without losing its roots. By Aron A. October 23, 2025
Music Lil Baby's Activity On Social Media Suggests New Music Is Coming Soon Lil Baby was supposed to drop a handful of projects following "WHAM" this January, but none of them have seen the light of day... yet. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Cardi B Ruthlessly Disses BIA In Teaser For "Pretty & Petty" Music Video The Instagram post from Cardi B comes after BIA finally dropped her newest album, "BIANCA," earlier this month. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music Blueface At Risk Of Losing Music Royalties To Satisfy Defamation Judgment Blueface's release from prison may be just around the corner, but his legal issues are far from over with this defamation suit. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Emerges Victorious From Hefty Legal Battle With Former Lawyer Lil Wayne and his former lawyer Ron Sweeney went back in forth in court over legal fees that Weezy allegedly owed him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music DDG Blasts Fans For Obsessing Over First-Day Streams Following New Album DDG dropped his second album of 2025 titled "moo" this past Friday, October 10, and it's gotten off to a rough start streaming wise. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Doechii's DJ Puts Joe Budden On Blast For His Claims About Her Lack Of Work Despite not dropping much solo material in 2025, Doechii has been having another astounding year with shows and awards. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025