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Music Diddy, Biggie's Estate, & Snoop Dogg Hit With Lawsuit Over "Nasty Girl" And "I Wanna Thank Ya" Diddy, Snoop Dogg, and even the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. are being sued for alleged copyright infringement. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Rick Ross Drops New Freestyle After "Set In Stone" & Abuse Allegations Rick Ross is not slowing down despite controversy, and dropped a new freestyle over Belly Gang Kushington and 21 Savage's "WTF GOIN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Music Meek Mill Thanks Young Thug For Staying Solid During Meek's Drake Beef Meek Mill recently brought out Young Thug and many others at his concert in Philadelphia, where he had much praise for Thugger. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Has Now Sold 10 Million Units In The U.S. Kendrick Lamar's 2012 classic "good kid, m.A.A.d city" is now eligible for Diamond certification from the RIAA. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Goes Number One As Gucci Mane Trial Looms Large Pooh Shiesty remains behind bars as he awaits trial in Gucci Mane case, but his new album, "All Eyes On Shiest" is seeing huge returns. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Music Drake's "Take Care" Expected To Re-Enter Billboard's Top 20 This Week Drake's 2011 classic "Take Care" was reportedly the highest-selling hip-hop album this week in the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Quando Rondo Shares New Pictures From Behind Bars Ahead Of 2027 Release Quando Rondo appears to be in good spirits as he continues to remain behind bars after pleading guilty to drug charges. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Kanye West Earns His First Spotify Song With Over 2 Billion Streams Ye also recently shared a list of his European tour dates this summer. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Cam Coldheart's Family Allegedly Believe He Was Drugged Before His Sudden Death The family of DaBaby's rap rival believes the rapper's mysterious death may not have been an accident. By Madusa S. April 27, 2021
Music Police Share More Details On Lil Poppa's Death Since Lil Poppa's passing on Wednesday, we have learned a lot more about what caused the 25-year-old's death. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Music 7 Biggest Girl Groups Of The 2000s By the 2000s, girl groups expanded on the successful formula that made the music act a huge success in the '90s. By Demi Phillips September 25, 2023
Music Who Is Iconic Savvy? Drake's "True Bestie" Featured On "MAID OF HONOUR" Iconic Savvy stands out on Drake's "MAID OF HONOUR" alongside Stunna Sandy, Sexyy Red, Popcaan, and Central Cee. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026