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Music 50 Cent Claims Diddy's Lawyer "Did Him Dirty" With Closing Arguments In Trial 50 Cent is not a fan of Diddy's team's strategy, who alleged during trial that he's just an alleged abuser who's being exploited for cash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Seemingly Threatens To Expose Jay-Z, Roc Nation & Its CEO Desiree Perez Nicki Minaj most recently took purported shots at Jay-Z, Desiree Perez, Roc Nation, and the NFL on her "Banned From NO" remix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Sneakers Air Jordan 5 “Tokyo” Returns With Bold Yellow Style The Air Jordan 5 "Tokyo" returns with its bold yellow design and Kanji heel embroidery, honoring the original 2011 release. By Ben Atkinson August 23, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Says Kendrick Lamar's "D*ck Is Trash," Labels Him The "Most Boring Rapper Ever" Azealia Banks is siding with Drake. By Cole Blake May 13, 2024
Sneakers The Popular Nike Dunk Low “Panda” Is Returning Again In 2025 People can't get enough of this sneaker. By Ben Atkinson October 19, 2024
Music XXXTentacion's Mother Shares Tribute For Late Rapper On His Birthday XXXTentacion's mom wished the late artist a happy birthday on Monday. By Cole Blake January 23, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Yachty & Kai Cenat Star In New Trailer For Short Buddy Cop Film, "Global Pursuit" Unfortunately, Yachty just has a cameo, and isn't the streamer's on-screen partner. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 25, 2023
Original Content Nas & JAY-Z's Second Round: Was It Better Than The First? In one of hip-hop's most legendary battles -- that of JAY-Z and Nas -- the incredible second round goes underappreciated all too often. By Mitch Findlay July 08, 2021
Music Ice Spice's Doppelganger Blows Up On TikTok A new Ice Spice lookalike is going viral. By Caroline Fisher September 27, 2023
Pop Culture Lana Del Rey Deactivates Social Media Accounts For "Privacy & Transparency" Lana Del Rey deactivated all of her social media accounts to focus on her personal life. By Cole Blake September 12, 2021
Original Content How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks Nearly 30 years on since its release, we take a look at why Ice Cube's retort to his former NWA collaborators is still heralded as the greatest diss track of all time. By Robert Blair October 29, 2019
News Nathan "Bodie" Barksdale, Inspiration For "The Wire," Dies At 54 Barksdale was the real-life inspiration for Avon Barksdale and Bodie Broadus. By Danny Schwartz February 17, 2016