Diamond Platinumz on How Tapping Into Happiness Made Him Tanzania’s Biggest Star: ‘We Don’t Wanna Wait for the Politician to Unite Us’

As Tanzania’s biggest star, Diamond Platinumz has a lot of pressure on his shoulders. Still, that weight evaporates as he glides into the Billboard offices, cameras flashing, alongside his team. He runs through some new music with a rambunctious spirit, bouncing around the conference room, hitting a few slick dance moves along the way. The songs are jovial, upbeat, pumped to the maximum with high spirited vibes. Platinumz has become a global star in part thanks to his carefree spirit, […]

July 5, 2025

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50 Cent Reacts to Diddy Verdict: ‘That Boy a Bad Man’

50 Cent has been relentless with his trolling of Diddy throughout the Bad Boy mogul’s federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial, and the Queens legend reacted to Sean Combs’ mixed verdict on Wednesday morning (July 2) after the news was announced. Related A Timeline of Diddy’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations 07/02/2025 “Diddy beat the [RICO], that boy a bad man,” 50 wrote to Instagram alongside an AI-generated photo of himself smiling. “He like the Gay John Gotti.” John Gotti was a New […]

July 5, 2025

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Raekwon Announces New Album ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ Featuring Ghostface Killah, Nas & More

Raekwon announced that he’s dropping off his highly anticipated new album, The Emperor’s New Clothes, later this month, and the set is stacked with features. Related Wu-Tang Clan’s Masta Killa Explains Why You Should Go Vegan in PETA Spot: ‘There’s Really No Excuse… 06/23/2025 The Wu-Tang Clan member finally revealed the release date for his new project on Tuesday (July 1), and it will feature appearances from Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Nas, Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher, Conway the […]

July 5, 2025

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A Timeline of Diddy’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Sean “Diddy” Combs spent decades in the music industry building up his legacy through his Bad Boy empire and various side hustles to become one of the hip-hop artists on Forbes list of billionaires in 2022. He has five No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 and 15 hits in the top 10 — and that doesn’t even include his work producing hits for others. The thing about legacies is that they’re fragile — and something that took decades to […]

July 5, 2025

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Nelly Picks This 2002 Hit as His Wife’s Best Song: ‘That’s One of My Favorite Ashanti Records’

Nelly and Ashanti know a thing or two about making hits. The couple stopped by Cocoa Butter on Tuesday (July 1), where the St. Louis native played a game to narrow down and pick his favorite song by his wife. For the first round, Nelly went with “Baby” over “Foolish.” He had Ashanti cackling after he asked her about which video actor Larenz Tate starred in, which happens to be “Rain on Me.” Related Ashanti’s Mom Wasn’t a Fan of […]

July 5, 2025

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4 Dead & 14 Injured in Drive-By Shooting Outside Rapper Mello Buckzz’s Album Release Party

Four people were killed and another 14 were left injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago’s River North neighborhood on Wednesday night (July 2), according to the Associated Press. The shooting took place outside Artis Restaurant and Lounge, where Chi-town rapper Mello Buckzz was hosting a release party for her Hollyhood project, which arrived on Thursday (July 3). A night of celebration quickly turned into a nightmare for Buckzz as her boyfriend and a very close friend were among those […]

July 5, 2025

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Brent Faiyaz Announces New ‘Icon’ Album: See When It Arrives

Move over, Cardi B. Brent Faiyaz announced his upcoming album, Icon, on Thursday (July 3), which is slated to hit streaming services on Sept. 19 — the same day as Cardi’s Am I the Drama?. Faiyaz sent fans into a frenzy with a post to his Instagram Story featuring the album title and a possible cover art for Icon, alongside the expected release date of Sept. 19. The R&B singer’s wasting no time kicking off the rollout on Friday (July […]

July 5, 2025

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Jim Jones Says He Didn’t Realize How Many People Loved Nas Until Viral Comparison: ‘I’m Watching People Go Absolutely Batsh– Crazy’

Jim Jones sat down with Angie Martinez for her IRL podcast recently and talked about the debate that’s had a stranglehold on rap social media. The legendary journalist and radio host said that the day after she booked Jim for an episode, the Nas debate went viral and asked if he’s been trolling people a bit with some of his quotes surrounding the situation. “I mean you’re definitely correct,” he said with a smile before explaining how the conversation started […]

July 5, 2025

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Boldy James Finally Explains Why Amanda Seales Claims He Owes Her Money

We finally get some background behind Amanda Seales telling Shannon Sharpe and the rest of the world that Boldy James owes her some bail money. The Detroit rapper sat down with Brian “B. Dot” Miller for his interview series Cover Lines and was asked directly if he owes her some bread. “I’m glad you brought this up, Lord have mercy,” an exasperated Boldy replied as he shook his head. “She’s talkin’ about $2,000 of a bond she had to pay […]

July 5, 2025

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