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Music Megan Thee Stallion Wins Favorite Female Rapper At The AMAs Despite Stiff Competition Megan Thee Stallion made a strong case for herself to nab this AMA hardware with her last album and its deluxe being the highlights. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent’s Son Clowns Lil Meech For Getting Dragged Into Big Meech Beef According to 50 Cent's son, Lil Meech shouldn't be surprised. By Caroline Fisher February 06, 2025
Music Top Dawg Entertainment’s Lawyer Slams “Baseless” Allegations Against Label Executives Two women are suing TDE for alleged sexual harassment, assault, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 02, 2025
Music Drake Fans Are Furious With Montell Jordan's Stance On "Papi's Home" Montell Jordan had mixed feelings about Drake sampling his song, "Daddy’s Home," for a "Certified Lover Boy" track. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Music Lil Tjay's Lawyer Confirms The Rapper Beat Both His Gun Cases It's unclear which gun cases Lil Tjay's attorney is referring to, or if they have anything to do with a debunked gang indictment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Embraces God After Being Hit With Huge $250k Fine Tekashi 6ix9ine has been running into a number of legal issues in recent months, including a raid on one of his properties. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025
Music Lil Wayne’s Son Lil Novi Delivers Polarizing Remix Of Playboi Carti’s “Like Weezy” In the past, Lil Wayne's 15-year-old son Lil Novi has sparked comparisons to the likes of Yeat, Playboi Carti, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2025
Music Benzino Rips Interviewer To Shreds For Suggesting He Fumbled “The Source” Benzino called the podcast host, Chris Tash, “one of these miserable white guys that wants to be accepted so bad." By Caroline Fisher March 20, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty's Father Wants Court To Modify Bond & Allow Travel The Pooh Shiesty case recently experienced a significant delay, so that might change Lontrell Williams Sr.'s request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2026
Music Cardi B Secures Small Legal Victory As Drai's Beachclub Lawsuit Heads To Discovery Cardi B is currently facing a lawsuit for the mic-throwing incident at Drai's Beachclub in 2023, but this week, she got a legal win. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Creeps Up On Drake's Spotify Dominance As Diss Tracks Continue To Dominate The Conversation Neither artist's commercial dominance has been all that surprising during their beef, but seeing it visually is another thing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2024
Music Sean Kingston Arrested After The Raid: A Break Down Of The Charges Allegedly, Sean Kingston and his mother have been defrauding companies for some time now. By Demi Phillips May 31, 2024