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Music Lil Durk's Lawyer Believes Only "Weak-Legged" Prosecutors Take Hip-Hop RICO Cases Lil Durk is the subject of a federal murder-for-hire case, which doesn't actually have any racketeering charges to make it a RICO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Tamera Mowry-Housely Ranks Top 6 "Tia & Tamera" Rap References: J. Cole, Doja, Nicki Minaj & More There are plenty of "Tia & Tamera" references in Hip Hop, and the "Sister, Sister" icon ranks her favorites, from Chief Keef to Doja Cat. By Erika Marie January 19, 2024
Music Sauce Walka's Father Confirms Rapper's Condition After Alleged Sayso P Shooting Sauce Walka is in stable condition after a Memphis shooting, but authorities haven't confirmed if his artist Sayso P is the deceased victim. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music DJ Drama Revisits Kodak Black's "Sorry-Ass Beat" Mention In 2016 XXL Freshmen Cypher When it was Kodak's turn to spit a few bars, he opened by saying he wasn't a fan of the beat. By Erika Marie June 22, 2022
Viral Kai Cenat Explains Why He's Still Cool With Drake Despite Giving Kendrick Lamar The Win Kai's cool with the 6ix God, but does that impact his view of the showdown? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 27, 2025
Music Diddy's Twins Attend Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" Tour As His Trial Begins Opening statements in Diddy's criminal trial will be kicking off on Monday morning after jury selection ends. By Cole Blake May 11, 2025
Music YesJulz Leaks Kanye West Texts That Reveal Milo Yiannopoulos Allegedly Lied About His Resignation YesJulz wants to set the record straight. By Alexander Cole May 16, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Affiliate R5 Homixide Dead At 22 Atlanta rapper R5 Homixide, born Rashad Dowdy, has reportedly died at 22 years old. By Joshua Robinson August 25, 2021
Pop Culture Joe Budden Speculates That LeBron And Savannah James Are Beefing With Drake Joe Budden is interested in the "passive-aggressive" beef. By Cole Blake August 04, 2024
Music Moriah Mills Leaks Alleged Pop Smoke DMs Moriah Mills is still finding ways to make headlines. By Alexander Cole June 21, 2023
Music Vallejo Pays Tribute To E-40 With Street In His Name Magazine Street is set to become "E-40 Way." By Caroline Fisher August 03, 2023
Music Best Dolly Parton Samples In Hip Hop & R&B The global icon’s work extends far beyond her country music roots. By Demi Phillips January 23, 2024