YG Opens Up About Being Sexually Assaulted at Age 14: ‘I Kept It Inside For A Long Time’

YG revealed he was the victim of sexual abuse when he was a teenager on his poignant “2004” single in March. Now, the Compton rapper is opening up to about being sexually assaulted by a 30-year-old when he was just 14 years old. Related Xzibit Shares Thoughts on ‘Pimp My Ride,’ Cannabis, Hip-Hop Media & How It Feels to Drop His First… 05/15/2025 “I kept it inside for a long time,” he told ABC News on Wednesday (May 14). “My […]

May 17, 2025

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After Hearing Cassie’s Testimony, 50 Cent Says Diddy Should Have Taken a Plea Deal

50 Cent says Diddy should have taken a plea deal after hearing Cassie‘s gut-wrenching testimony in Puff’s ongoing sex trafficking trial. On Thursday (May 15), 50 hopped on Instagram to share some more thoughts about the ongoing criminal trial, which just wrapped its third day with cross-examination of the disgraced mogul’s ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. During her time on the stand, Ventura recounted horrid details about what allegedly transpired during her relationship with Diddy. Clearly what she said swayed 50, who […]

May 17, 2025

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Lil Tjay’s Life Story Is Being Turned into a Documentary

Lil Tjay’s rise from the gritty Fordham neighborhood of The Bronx to the Billboard Hot 100 and performing at the O2 Arena across the pond is being turned into a documentary. Per Variety, Hangtime and Standard Projects are collaborating to bring the doc to life while detailing Tjay’s turbulent upbringing and career. Related Lil Tjay Looks Back at Surviving His 2022 Shooting & Working With Ice Spice 08/03/2023 Producers on the project include Hangtime co-CEOs Frank Murray and Frida Torresblanco as […]

May 17, 2025

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Snoop Dogg Snipes at Suge Knight on New Album ‘Iz It a Crime?’: ‘I Bought Everything You Own’

Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight haven’t seen eye-to-eye for years, and the Long Beach legend took his beef with his former boss to his new Iz It a Crime? album. Related Snoop Dogg Drops ‘Iz It a Crime’ Album Featuring Sexyy Red, Wiz Khalifa & Pharrell: Stream… 05/15/2025 Snoop fired away at Knight on the explosive “ShutYoBitchAssUp,” on which he boasted about taking ownership of Death Row from Knight, and then went on to label the incarcerated former music executive […]

May 17, 2025

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Slick Rick Announces New Album ‘Victory,’ His First Project Since 1999: Here’s When It Arrives

Slick Rick will soon drop off his first new body of work since 1999. On Thursday (May 15), Rick announced he’ll be delivering the follow-up to The Art of Storytelling on June 13. The new album, titled Victory, will be a visual album executive-produced by Idris Elba. The album will be accompanied by a 30-minute short film that was directed by Meji Alabi. The film will then premier at SXSW London June 7, as well as the Tribeca Festival on […]

May 17, 2025

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Chris Brown Denied Bail in U.K. After Arrest for Alleged 2023 Nightclub Attack

Chris Brown was denied bail during a court hearing for his assault charge in Manchester, England, on Friday (May 16), according to Reuters. Related Chris Brown Arrested in Manchester Over Alleged Two-Year Old Nightclub Bottle Attack 05/15/2025 The singer was taken into custody on Thursday (May 15) after being arrested at his Manchester hotel and charged with “inflicting grievous bodily harm,” which has been tied to a February 2023 London nightclub attack allegedly involving Brown. According to Reuters, prosecutor Hannah Nicholls […]

May 17, 2025

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Joey Bada$$ Invites Kendrick Lamar to Battle Him in Ray Vaughn Response Track

Joey Bada$$ batlle with the West Coast doesn’t appear to be losing steam anytime soon. On Thursday (May 15), the Brooklyn rapper and actor clapped back at Ray Vaughn’s recent diss track “Hoe Era” after Joey mentioned the TDE signee as he stood next to his labelmate Ab-Soul and Big Sean during their Red Bull Spiral Freestyle. While most of the new diss track — titled “The Finals” — is aimed at Vaughn, he brings up Kendrick Lamar and the […]

May 17, 2025

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Watch The Weeknd & Jimmy Fallon Crash a Fordham University Graduation Party to Perform a Pair of Hits

The Weeknd may have dropped out of high school, but he found his way onto a college campus on Thursday (May 15). The “XO” singer and Jimmy Fallon surprised a group of graduating seniors at Fordham University in The Bronx and Abel blessed the students with a performance of a pair of his biggest smash hits to date with Billboard Hot 100-toppers “Blinding Lights” and “Can’t Feel My Face.” Fallon was first introduced as a special guest DJ, as the […]

May 17, 2025

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Snoop Dogg on Kendrick Lamar Name-Dropping Him on ‘GNX’: ‘He Spoke His Mind’

Snoop Dogg‘s ready to make it clear that he’s got no beef with Kendrick Lamar. Related Snoop Dogg Responds to Warren G Saying He Feels Snubbed: ‘Me & Him Understand Each Other… 05/15/2025 During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, Snoop was asked about his thoughts on being mentioned on the intro track to Lamar’s GNX album, when the Compton rapper spit, “Snoop posted ‘Taylor Made,’ I prayed it was the edibles/ I couldn’t believe it, it was only right […]

May 17, 2025

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