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Music Biggie's Son CJ Accused Of Facilitating Alleged Diddy Assault This lawsuit comes from an anonymous man who claimed Diddy allegedly masturbated into a shirt Biggie once owned. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Busta Rhymes Honors D’Angelo With Emotional New Tribute Track “Magic” Busta Rhymes shares a beautiful tribute to D'Angelo with "Magic." By Tallie Spencer October 31, 2025
Music Yeat Announces "Dangerous Summer" EP And It's Dropping Sooner Than You Think Yeat says that he won't be doing any form of roll out for his new EP titled, "Dangerous Summer," which drops later this week. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Daz Dillinger Teases Snoop Dogg & Death Row Diss Album Daz Dillinger will release his new album "Retaliation, Revenge And Get Back 3" on September 11, and it looks like Snoop Dogg's catching jabs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Music Saweetie Says The Industry Challenges Only Fuels Her Passion To Succeed Saweetie's music career has been sidelined for a thriving acting career that includes a role in Starz's hit series, BMF. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 14, 2025
Music R Kelly Takes On Chris Brown's "Residuals" Challenge With A Candid Verse From Behind Bars Several singers have already contributed to the challenge featuring Chris Brown's song, "Residuals," including Tank, NLE Choppa, and more. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music Suge Knight Agrees To $1.5 Million Settlement To Avoid Hit-&-Run Trial Suge Knight says that he doesn't want to put the Carter family "through more pain." but maintains he didn't do "anything wrong" By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music Joyner Lucas Cannot Stop Making Fun Of Skepta's Third Diss "JUNIOR'S LAW" Skepta put out another diss track this week to try and get a response out of Joyner Lucas, but it seems like he's not taking the bait. By Zachary Horvath July 30, 2025
Music Diddy's Mother Refused To Celebrate Prematurely Following Son's Mixed Verdict Diddy's mother Janice reportedly did not rush to celebrate the mixed verdict in the way that other members of her family did. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Reviews J. Cole "The Fall-Off" Review Ideally, a final statement should leave fans eager for a return, a body of work that commands reflection and conversation. Here, Cole offers a snapshot of craftsmanship at a high point, a reckoning with his own mythos, and a testament to the fact that even the most dependable voices in rap can surprise, falter, and reflect at once. By Aron A. February 11, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Questions "Odd" Decision To Exclude Bundles From "MUSIC" First Week Sales Playboi Carti made a gigantic splash with his new album, and he wants to know why physical copies were not counted. By Elias Andrews March 17, 2025
Music Peewee Roscoe Clears Young Thug Of Snitching Allegations Audio of Young Thug allegedly mentioning Peewee Roscoe during a police interrogation has been going viral. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025