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News Raekwon & Ghostface Killah Remember Ol' Dirty Bastard On His Eight-Year Death Anniversary Two Wu-Tang members reflect on their lost brother, ODB, who died of an overdose eight years ago. By Rose Lilah November 14, 2012
News Shawty Lo Talks On Family Situation And Upcoming Reality TV Show Shawty Lo has eleven children and ten baby mamas, so obviously that will bring some drama to his life. Expect it to be documented in his upcoming reality TV show "All My Babies' Mamas." By Rose Lilah January 09, 2013
News The Weeknd's "Trilogy" Goes Gold [Update: Certified Platinum] The Weeknd's major label debut has hit the 500,000 mark in sales. By Rose Lilah May 23, 2013
Music DJ Akademiks Insinuates Kendrick Lamar Praise Is Being Astroturfed By Overseas Accounts Recently, one of the most popular Kendrick Lamar fan accounts on X got exposed for allegedly being based out of India. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Pharrell Refuses To Give Donald Trump Permission To Use His Music Pharrell's earlier comments towards Trump are resurfacing. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Music Offset Claims He Pressed YG Over Freestyle Diss YG dissed Offset in his Red Bull Spiral Cypher freestyle earlier this month, and according to the former Migo, he addressed it head-on. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Achieves Platinum Status In just nine months, PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" is already platinum, with many records from it receiving plaques. By Zachary Horvath November 10, 2025
Music Blueface At Risk Of Losing Music Royalties To Satisfy Defamation Judgment Blueface's release from prison may be just around the corner, but his legal issues are far from over with this defamation suit. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Being Called "Uncancelable" In New Interview As much controversy and animosity as 50 Cent drums up, he sees his enduring presence as a brand decision rather than true invincibility. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Drops Unhinged Monologue After Winning $9 Million Lawsuit Brian McKnight apparently just won a huge judgement against his ex wife Julie. The defamation case followed a lot of other family drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Tasha K Claims Nicki Minaj Filed A Police Report Against Stylist For Alleged Theft According to Nicki Minaj, multiple people have been making unauthorized purchases with her American Express card, costing her roughly $25K. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025
Music Cardi B Seemingly Trolls JT Again With Response To New Diss Track Cardi B and JT have now launched various diss tracks against one another, although it seems like their overt shots have turned subliminal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025