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Music YNW Melly's Lawyer Under Investigation As Judge Sets Retrial Date YNW Melly's attorney has reportedly been under investigation for 18 months for possible alleged witness tampering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Security Guard From InterContinental Hotel Alleges Diddy Paid Him And Staff Members For Cassie Video Eddy Garcia details how Diddy and his team allegedly got a hold of the 2016 Cassie video that "CNN" eventually released to the public. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Politics Kanye West Thanks Drake & Donald Trump Following Larry Hoover's Commutation President Donald Trump has commuted Larry Hoover's federal sentence and it has led to praise from Kanye West. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025
Politics Lil Wayne & His Trump Lyrics: A Love Letter To Power A lyrical timeline of Lil Wayne's Trump references, tracing how the mogul became metaphor, flex, and finally, photo op. By Erika Marie June 30, 2025
Music Funkmaster Flex Clarifies His Shocking “Last Show” Post Funkmaster Flex is not actually retiring and is simply moving into a new time slot at Hot 97 after Labor Day. By Cole Blake August 29, 2025
Music JID Still Wants To Rap With Kendrick Lamar After J. Cole Apology JID explained on "The Joe Budden Podcast" why J Cole's apology to Kendrick Lamar for a diss song deserves more respect and nuanced discussion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Young Thug Reveals His Reasoning For Taking The Plea Deal In YSL Trial There was some initial back-and-forth on whether or not to take the plea deal, but Young Thug eventually took it to end the rough road. By Zachary Horvath April 28, 2025
Music Drake Eyes Another Massive Streaming Milestone Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Release Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Drake is now the first artist in Spotify history to rack up over 120 billion streams. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Laughs Off Suge Knight's "Lies" About Helping Tupac's Alleged Killer Suge Knight leveled some grim allegations at Snoop Dogg, but the rapper was not concerned or bothered. By Elias Andrews February 25, 2025
Music Gunplay Delivers Update On Vonshae Taylor-Morales Drama After Alleged Rifle-Pointing Incident According to Gunplay, he's looking to get his life back on track. By Caroline Fisher October 12, 2024
Music Wes Borland Net Worth 2023: What Is The Limp Bizkit Guitarist Worth? Explore the journey of Limp Bizkit's guitarist, Wes Borland, and discover the factors behind his impressive net worth in 2023. By Jake Skudder October 12, 2023
Music Ice Cube Announces First Tour In 10 Years Following Release Of "Man Down" Album Ice Cube is hitting the road domestically for the first time in a long time and it's to accompany his 2024 album release. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025