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Music Joe Budden Takes Issue With Jay-Z's Hot Take On Rap Battles Jay-Z explained his issue with modern rap battles during an interview with Frazier Tharpe for GQ on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Diddy Takes $100M Legal Loss As Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against NBCUniversal The judge dismissed every claim filed against the film 'Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.' By Tallie Spencer April 23, 2026
Politics Nelly Calls Out Kamala Harris For Marrying A White Man Amid Donald Trump Performance Backlash Nelly recently suggested that he's more pro-Black than Kamala Harris because of who they each decided to marry. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Lil Baby Overtakes 21 Savage For The Highest-Charting Rap Album On Apple Music Lil Baby and 21 Savage both ended 2025 on a high note with their new albums, but the former as a little bit of a leg up to start 2026. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Brands Jump On Drake’s “ICEMAN” Sculpture Trend Earlier this month, Drake put a huge ice sculpture in his hometown of Toronto to promote his upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher April 29, 2026
Music Foogiano's Manager Sets The Record Straight Amid Rumor That He's Back In Jail A report circulated online Monday stating that Foogiano was back in jail, although turned out to not be the case. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Diddy’s Ex-Employee Alleges He Set Up Hotel Rooms With “Freak Off” Essentials Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial continued today, and his former employee George Kaplan took the stand. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Finally Addresses Viral Kendrick Lamar Deepfake Kendrick Lamar infamously morphed into the likes of Kobe Bryant and Jussie Smollett for his iconic "Heart Part 5" visual back in May 2022. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Playboi Carti Didn't Want Kanye West's Bigotries To Drag Down "MUSIC" DJ Swamp Izzo previously explained Kanye West still produced on Playboi Carti's album "MUSIC," but his separate feature was just trimmed out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Cardo Gets Into It With PlaqueBoyMax After Making "Rap Dying" Statement PlaqueBoyMax has been involved in a fair share of beefs since getting more entrenched in rap, his biggest being with Fivio Foreign. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Chris Brown Passionately Kisses Fan During "Breezy Bowl" Tour Stop Chris Brown already drives fans wild with his viral meet and greets, although this onstage kiss probably has more context to it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Russell Simmons Hits HBO With $20 Million Lawsuit Over “On The Record” Documentary Russell Simmons accuses the filmmakers behind "On The Record" of ignoring evidence that could potentially dispute the allegations he's facing. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025