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Music Diddy Mock Jury Finds Him Guilty As Real Trial Looms Some issues the mock jury discussed included consent, race, and whether Diddy profited from the behavior alleged to constitute racketeering. By Caroline Fisher March 27, 2025
Music Doechii Hits The Stage With Lauryn Hill As Special Guest At Miami Jazz In The Gardens Festival Lauryn Hill and Doechii join Cardi B as the only female rappers to have won Best Rap Album at the Grammy Awards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 09, 2025
Music 5 Iconic Samples From Kanye West's "College Dropout" 13 years ago today, a treasure chest of samples was released to the public. By hnhh February 10, 2017
Music Erick Sermon Talks Turning Down Nas's "Illmatic" & Rejecting Biggie Feature He still beats himself up about both. By Erika Marie January 16, 2020
Music Project Pat's Son Reportedly Fatally Shot In Memphis TMZ reports that these details remain quite vague. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025
Music Shady 2.0 Cypher: Ranking Each Verse From Worst To Best Today, we are revisiting one of hip hop's most iconic cyphers, showcasing a roster of elite lyricists. By Wyatt Westlake March 01, 2024
Music Azealia Banks Pops Off On Doja Cat During Instagram Live Rant Looks like Doja Cat and Azealia Banks might be another rap beef brewing this year, although this is certainly among the most random so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2024
Music Freddie Gibbs Praised By Fans For Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign's "Vultures 1" Feature The Big Boss Rabbit is one of plenty of notable guests on this new collab album, also including Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, and Lil Durk. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 10, 2024
Music Yasiin Bey, F.K.A. Mos Def, Gives Andre 3000 Flute Track A Rap Verse At Dubai Show The legendary MC isn't the first to give a hip-hop spin to "New Blue Sun," but he might just be the best to do it so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 10, 2023
Music Diddy Allegedly Demanded Cassie To Shave Her Head, Yung Joc Recalls In Resurfaced Interview "Whatever Sean wants I'm gonna do," Young Joc recalled Cassie saying. By Caroline Fisher November 17, 2023
Music SZA & Lizzo Recorded A "Handful Of Tracks": "She Gets Me" Lizzo lent a helping hand on "F2F," and we may hear more from these two if a deluxe version of "SOS" hits the streets. By Erika Marie December 19, 2022
Music Young Thug Claims Icebox Jewelry Tried To Exploit Him, Wants Lawsuit Tossed: Report Young Thug demands the lawsuit be tossed. By Aron A. February 28, 2019