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Music Kanye West Explains Why Jay-Z's Verse On "Jail" Hurt His Feelings Kanye West has been airing out his issues with Jay-Z in controversial posts on social media for a number of weeks. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Pop Culture Kim Kardashian Awarded Symbolic $1.15 In Paris Robbery Case The civil ruling gives Kim Kardashian a symbolic award tied to the 2016 robbery while most of her stolen jewelry remains missing. By Erika Marie September 15, 2026
Music Jay-Z Says Beyoncé’s Production Skills Deserve More Credit Behind Beyoncé’s vocals is a long production résumé, and Jay-Z says her studio instincts deserve far more recognition. By Erika Marie September 14, 2026
Crime JAŸ-Z Reportedly Takes A Major Loss Against Tony Buzbee California appeals court upheld the dismissal of his lawsuit against attorney Tony Buzbee. By Aron A. September 10, 2026
Music J. Cole Surpasses 100 Career Entries On The Billboard Hot 100 J. Cole's new album, "The Fall-Off," also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 280,000 equivalent album units. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Music Kanye West Collaborator Tobias Smith Suddenly Passes Away At 43 Tobias Smith had an accomplished music career quietly behind the scenes, racking up Grammy wins and sharing his talents with AEW. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Luther" Cracks Top 5 Of Billboard's Top Summer Songs Of 2025 Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" has been dominant all year long, breaking Billboard records in the process. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025
Crime Eminem’s Ex-Wife Kim Mathers Has Bond Revoked, Sent Back To Jail Kim Mathers legal troubles continue. By Aron A. October 08, 2026
Music Lil Wayne & Drake Are Sitting On A Vault Of Unreleased Collaborations Lil Wayne says they have unreleased music dating back to 2014 that they want to release. By Aron A. October 07, 2026
Gram Kerrion Franklin Released From Jail, Gives Shoutout To Dad Kirk Franklin, Mother He suggested that he has "1 more case left to handle." By Erika Marie June 03, 2022
Original Content The Best 2000s Era Hip-Hop/R&B Samples From The Last Five Years As Hip-Hop and R&B continue to progress, the genres' samples have too. By Joshua Robinson June 07, 2022
Politics Trump Praises Putin As A "Genius" For "Taking Over A Country" The former president says it was a "pretty smart" move for Russia to invade Ukraine. It is reported that over 130 people have been killed thus far. By Erika Marie February 24, 2022