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Music Billboard Announces Major Rule Change That Could Shake Up Hip-Hop Sales The change will take effect on the charts for January 17, which track listening habits from January 2 to 8. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s “m.A.A.d City” Pulled Into Legal Fight Over Writing Credit 1000Milan says his work was used on “m.A.A.d City” without proper credit and is asking a jury to decide the dispute. By Erika Marie August 13, 2026
Music Kodak Black Artist Syko Bob Gets 5-Year Prison Sentence For Gun Possession The Florida rapper pleaded guilty in December of last year to a charge of gun possession, following a January arrest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 31, 2023
Music Offset Breaks His Silence On Shooting After Alleged Altercation With Lil Tjay Offset fortunately recovered well from being shot a few weeks ago, and his broken silence on the matter follows Lil Tjay's confusion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music Rick Ross Pushes Back Release Date For "Set In Stone" The album was supposed to drop this Friday. By Aron A. June 10, 2026
Music Fans Agree Baby Keem’s “Ca$ino” Was Worth The Wait Today, Baby Keem dropped off his long-awaited sophomore album "Ca$ino," with features from Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
Sports Drake Hilariously Taunts Shohei Ohtani & The Dodgers As The Blue Jays Take World Series Lead You have to imagine that Drake is a little more invested in this World Series matchup given that it is his Jays are going up against LA. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
TV Joe Budden Goes Off On His Patreon Audience Amid Guest Criticism Joe Budden's audience is starting to get frustrated with him, and on Monday, he sent a direct message to those fans. By Alexander Cole September 22, 2026
Music Chris Blake Griffith Blames Cardi B Split For Ruining Stefon Diggs’ Reputation In a lawsuit filed last year, Stefon Diggs accuses Chris Blake Griffith of damaging his reputation with sexual assault allegations. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Pop Culture Clavicular Avoids Lengthy Jail Sentence As Fake ID Arrest Charges Are Dropped Authorities charged Clavicular with two felonies and a misdemeanor after he was allegedly caught with a fake ID in Arizona. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Wale Calls Out Ebro For Past Criticism Of Lil Uzi Vert's Career Ebro once predicted in 2016 that Lil Uzi Vert wouldn't become a rockstar, something that Wale was quick to disprove in a Hot 97 interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music J. Cole Fans Furious Over Massive Ticket Queues For "The Fall-Off" World Tour J. Cole announced the tour dates on Monday, after releasing his latest studio album, "The Fall-Off," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026