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Music Joe Budden Weighs In On Mero Taking Ebro's Spot On Hot 97 Mero began hosting his own show on Hot 97 on Tuesday morning, following the cancelation of "Ebro in the Morning." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Diddy's Employees Are Allegedly Furious They Aren't Getting Paid While He's In Prison Diddy is currently serving out a 50-month prison sentence at Fort Dix for transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music DDG Blasts Fans For Obsessing Over First-Day Streams Following New Album DDG dropped his second album of 2025 titled "moo" this past Friday, October 10, and it's gotten off to a rough start streaming wise. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Original Content Eminem & Dr. Dre: A Complete History And Discography Explore the legacy of Eminem and Dr. Dre, one of music's most prolific duos. By Mitch Findlay September 05, 2017
Pop Culture Tina Knowles Changes IG Caption As Fans Assume She's Dissing Nicki Minaj Tina Knowles wants no part of the drama between Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z, which exploded on social media, Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music Adam22 & Sneako Have Hot Takes On Diddy's Sentence & Perceived Guilt Diddy's 50-month prison sentence for transportation to engage in prostitution have Adam22 and Sneako feeling skeptical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Pop Culture SpotemGottem Snitching Allegations Caused Lil Durk To Return His $100K, Shawn Cotton Confirms The rappers were planning a collaboration some time ago, but when Durkio heard some unflattering rumours, he backed out of the project. By Hayley Hynes September 18, 2023
Music Slim Thug Net Worth 2024: What Is The Rapper Worth? Trace Slim Thug's journey in the music industry, from his rise in the Houston rap scene to becoming a respected figure in hip-hop. By Rain Adams January 05, 2024
Music Drake Continues To Dominate Spotify With New Hip-Hop Streaming Milestone Although Drake hasn't dropped his new album "ICEMAN" yet, it's clear that his music will get gargantuan play even if it doesn't come out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Surprises Fans At SZA’s Not Beauty Pop-Up Kendrick Lamar and SZA recently brought their "Grand National" tour to the songstress' hometown of East Rutherford, New Jersey. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2025
Songs New Edition's Most Successful Songs What is your favorite New Edition song? By Gale Love March 14, 2023