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Music Police Rush To Chris Brown's L.A. Home After Street Shooting, Suspect Arrested At press time, it's unclear if either party involved in this reported shooting has any connection to Chris Brown or his Los Angeles property. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" Is Irrelevant: "Nobody Cares" Dame Dash and Jay-Z have clashed over the rights to "Reasonable Doubt" before, which makes this hot take very interesting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music J. Cole’s “The Fall-Off” World Tour Is Already Making History This July, J. Cole will embark on a 73-date world tour in support of his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2026
Music Jack Harlow's Neo-Soul Album Has Fans Divided Jack Harlow ended a three-year hiatus with "Monica" today and a lot of folks have been caught off guard by the sonic and stylistic switch up. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Music Questlove To Reunite The Soulquarians In Honor Of D'Angelo D'Angelo passed away back in October 2025 at the age of 51, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Jay-Z’s $20 Million Loan Under Scrutiny Amid Uncle Nearest Legal Battle The Fawn Weaver-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest is being accused of hiding money by its lender, Farm Credit Mid-America. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026
Music T.I. Admits Leaving Atlantic Records Was A Bad Idea T.I. had to find out the truth. By Tallie Spencer March 05, 2026
Relationships Young Thug Pops Out With Mariah The Scientist Courtside At The Warriors Heat Game Fans are happy to see Young Thug free and enjoying himself, but some couldn't help but notice Mariah the Scientist's bothered body language. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2025
Music Suge Knight Drags Daz Dillinger Through The Mud While Still Conceding Some Sympathy To Him Daz Dillinger was the latest victim of Suge Knight and his ranting, which has also recently targeted Tyrin Turner, Snoop Dogg, and Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2025
Music Mase Claims That The Start Of His Career Was "Hotter Than Drake's" Some fans may forget just how dominant Mase was in the earlier stages of his career, and he reminded everyone how it all happened. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2025
Music Ray Vaughn Reveals He Got Feedback From Kendrick Lamar Amid Joey Bada$$ Battle According to Ray Vaughn, most of the notes fellow West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar had for him involved ad-libs. By Caroline Fisher June 08, 2025
Music Yeat Covers 2016 Drake’s “Feel No Way” In Lit Coachella Set Yeat and Drake collaborated for the first time on the 2023 track “IDGF” on Drizzy’s ‘For All The Dogs’ album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 13, 2025