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Music T.I. Hits Cinq Music With Lawsuit Over Catalog Deal T.I. alleges that Cinq Music is refusing to honor a contract they signed back in 2017 when he sold them part of his recorded music catalog. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music Five Best Beats On A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky made his long-awaited return on Friday with his new album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Aron A. January 19, 2026
Music Lil Durk Gives Women In Hip Hop A Shoutout Lil Durk saluted women in the game on his Instagram Story yesterday. By Caroline Fisher June 09, 2023
Music RZA Sings Drake's Praises Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Arrival: "I'm A Fan, I Respect Him" He and Adam Friedland also addressed DJ Khaled not speaking up on Palestine, noting that Drizzy signed a letter for a ceasefire in Gaza. By Erika Marie May 11, 2026
Music YG & The Game Tease "The Documentary 3" Collab After Verzuz The Game has been teasing "The Documentary 3" for a long time, but maybe a post-Verzuz YG feature is one of its final missing pieces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Music Drakeo The Ruler's Security Guard Claims YG Had A Knife During Fight Drakeo The Ruler's security guard testified under oath about allegedly seeing YG at the festival where Drakeo was fatally stabbed in 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Will Join Donald Trump At His Accounts Summit In D.C. Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to celebrate United States President Donald Trump's accounts initiative, which follows much controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Disses Drake With The Help Of A Fan-Made Sign A$AP Rocky continues to sell out shows on the "Don't Be Dumb" tour, and his fans are helping him diss Drake. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Swimwear Models Sue Roc Nation Over Allegedly Unauthorized Billboards Two models accuse Roc Nation of violating their contracts after they posed for an ad campaign for Megan Thee Stallion's swimwear line. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
TV Rory & Mal Respond To Tasha K's Report That Jay-Z Kicked Them Out Of The Roots Picnic Tasha K leveled an interesting report about Jay-Z and Rory & Mal, although, as it turns out, none of it was true. By Alexander Cole June 02, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Meek Mill Finally Blocked Him On Instagram DJ Akademiks and Meek Mill remain embroiled in a heated beef, but as it turns out, Meek has opted to protect his peace. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2026
Music Jay-Z Reveals Why He Chose Kendrick Lamar For Super Bowl Amid Drake Beef Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance sparked some serious controversy, but Jay-Z stands by his decision. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026