Diddy‘s hopes of serving his 50-month prison sentence at a low-security facility have suffered a setback. The Bad Boy Records founder, who was convicted earlier this year of prostitution-related charges, had filed a request to be sent to FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey, claiming it’s the best place for him to “address [his] drug...

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Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz battle series is finally set to return this month — and there’s a heavyweight clash on the cards. The legendary producers announced on Tuesday that Verzuz will make its comeback on October 25 at ComplexCon in Las Vegas, where fans will get to see Cash Money Records face off against...

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Nas has given fans an update on his eagerly anticipated joint album with DJ Premier — which he says has been “a long time coming” for him and the legendary producer. The Queensbridge native briefly discussed the project in an interview with Rolling Stone, revealing that it will include a handful of older songs that...

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Two of the best hip-hop producers in the game today are joining forces for a full-length collaboration. The Alchemist and Hit-Boy have announced they’re dropping a joint album called Goldfish on October 24 via EMPIRE. The project, which will see the two beatmaker-MCs rapping over each other’s beats à la J Dilla and Madlib‘s Jaylib,...

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Pooh Shiesty is a free man after being released from prison earlier than expected. The Memphis-born rapper, best known for his 2020 hit “Back in Blood” with Lil Durk, was released from a high-security federal prison in Pennsylvania on Monday (October 3). Pooh (real name Lontrell Williams) appears to be already enjoying his newfound freedom,...

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Kendrick Lamar has notched another win over his bitter rival Drake, more than a year after emerging victorious in their epic rap battle. While the 6 God has long been hip-hop’s commercial king, it’s Kendrick who has the highest-certified rap song in history thanks to his “Goosebumps” collaboration with Travis Scott. The 2016 hit, taken...

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Diddy has been sentenced to just over four years in prison on charges of transportation to engage in prostitution. The Bad Boy Records founder (real name Sean Combs) was also handed a $500,000 fine and five years of supervised release by Judge Arun Subramanian at a sentencing hearing in New York on Friday (October 3),...

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Mac Miller fans have been blessed with three new songs as part of a 10th anniversary edition of GO:OD AM. Uploaded to streaming services on Friday (October 3), the batch of previously unreleased tracks include “Cable Box,” “Carpe Diem” and “Royal Flush,” a collaboration with Vinny Radio. Frequent Mac Miller collaborator and fellow Pittsburgh native...

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50 Cent may have been involved in a number of hip-hop’s most notorious feuds, but surprisingly he’s attempting to play peacemaker between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. The long-simmering rivalry between the two female rap stars reignited earlier this week following the release of Cardi’s new album Am I the Drama?, resulting in a heated...

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Young Thug proved he’s really a rap nerd at heart during his guest appearance on Adin Ross’ Kick channel, revealing some of his favorite artists and albums of all time. Sitting down with the streaming star on Tuesday (September 30), the Atlanta native reeled off his top five rappers dead or alive — and his...

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Cardi B‘s latest album has solidified her legacy as one of the greatest (if not most impactful) female rappers of all time. Am I the Drama?, the Bronx superstar’s long-awaited sophomore effort, has debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 after earning 200,000 first-week units. Of that figure, 110,000 came from streaming activity (145.72...

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Metro Boomin has been found not liable in a lawsuit that accused him of sexually assaulting a woman almost a decade ago. The hip-hop superproducer (real name Leland Tyler Wayne) was found not guilty on all four counts of rape and sexual assault, with a Los Angeles jury quickly reaching the verdict on Thursday (September...

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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have welcomed their third child together — and it’s a girl. The Bajan billionaire announced the news on Wednesday (September 24), posting a photo on social media of her cradling her newborn baby alongside a pair of miniature pink boxing gloves. “Rocki Irish Mayers. Sept 13 2025 [pink bow emoji],” she...

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Diddy is hoping to be sent home from jail early next month when he’s sentenced in his sex trafficking case. The Bad Boy mogul’s lawyers argued he should receive no more than a 14-month sentence in a written request to Judge Arun Subramanian earlier this week. If the judge sides with his legal team, then...

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A$AP Rocky is not a fan of Drake taking his beef with Kendrick Lamar to the courtroom. In a new interview with ELLE magazine, the Harlem rapper hit out at his former “Fuckin’ Problems” collaborator for suing Universal Music Group over Kendrick’s hit diss song “Not Like Us.” “The battle was between Kendrick and Drake,...

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Drake may have suffered a very public L in his high-profile battle with Kendrick Lamar last year, but it doesn’t appear to have hurt his popularity. According to Chart Data, the 6 God has just become the first-ever artist to amass 120 billion streams on Spotify across all credits (including both his solo output and...

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