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Music 50 Cent Compares Wheelchair Lil Meech To Amy Winehouse In Suggesting Rehab For Big Meech’s Son 50 Cent discovered Lil Meech’s acting abilities as he searched for the lead role of Big Meech on Starz’s BMF series. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Reaches Lucky #1 On The Charts For A 7th Time Kendrick Lamar and SZA's latest single follows a successful history of collaborations, including "30 for 30" and "All The Stars." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Drops New Teaser For Kanye West Interview Last week, DJ Akademiks claimed he had yet to receive the green light from Kanye West's team to release the interview. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music Yella Beezy Released From Prison After Posting Bond In Mo3 Murder Case This murder case also resurfaced old footage of Mo3's murder, and Yella Beezy has denied any and all accusations of involvement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Bow Wow Reveals Why Ciara Didn't Perform "Like You" With Him At The BET Awards Bow Wow performed the song at the BET Awards during a star-studded reunion for the popular BET series, "106 & Park." By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Is Reportedly 2025's Fastest-Selling Album As Drake continues to fight out his UMG lawsuit over "Not Like Us," "$$$4U" with PARTYNEXTDOOR is soundtracking fans' spring season. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Diddy Hit With Nightmarish Sexual Assault Allegation Stemming From Jay-Z's 40/40 Club Jay-Z nor his exclusive club were named as defendants. Diddy is the only person or entity that this Jane Doe is after. By Zachary Horvath March 04, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Label His Demand For Alleged “Freak Off” Tape Access An Intimidation Tactic Prosecutors are firing back at Diddy. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Explains Why Jay-Z's Verse On "Jail" Hurt His Feelings Kanye West has been airing out his issues with Jay-Z in controversial posts on social media for a number of weeks. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music Cassie Hires Lawyers After Judge Lets Accuser's Lawsuit Proceed Former escort Clayton Howard was cleared to serve Cassie by alternative means with a lawsuit alleging sex trafficking, an STD, and abortion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music DJ Hed Claims Kendrick Lamar Is "Not Holding Back" Anymore After Super Bowl & Grammys Run K.Dot is done playing around, it seems. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2025
Music Tamar Braxton & Birdman Stir The Pot At Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz" Toni Braxton's absence had folks bringing up her and Tamar's contentious sisterhood and Toni's relationship with Birdman. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025