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Drake’s legal battle with Universal Music Group (UMG) over a controversial diss track is being delayed after the wildfires in Los Angeles caused a delay in the record label’s defense. UMG, the defendant in the high-profile lawsuit filed by the Canadian rap star, has requested a 34-day extension to respond to the claims, citing the …

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Lil Wayne’s latest criticism of an NFL franchise amid the ongoing, high-stakes playoffs is falling back on him in a humorous way. On Tuesday (January 22), Jason and Travis Kelce appeared in the new episode of their New Heights podcast following the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the Houston Texans in the Divisional round of …

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Bow Wow is being challenged by former Pittsburgh Steelers NFL player Le’Veon Bell over his recent proclamation. In case you missed it, the rapper and actor went off on a major rant, that even his OG Jermaine Dupri couldn’t co-sign, in which he crowned himself “the biggest” to come out of the city of Columbus, …

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has launched a $50 million lawsuit in federal court, taking aim at Courtney Burgess, attorney Ariel Mitchell, and media conglomerate Nexstar Media Inc., the parent company of NewsNation. Filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the defamation suit accuses the defendants of smearing Diddy’s reputation …

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Barry Michael Cooper, the acclaimed screenwriter behind New Jack City, once revealed an amazing fact about the film’s casting that few fans of the cult classic may know. Speaking with AllHipHop.com in 2007, Cooper disclosed that Martin Lawrence had initially secured the role of Pookie, the tragic addict memorably portrayed by Chris Rock, only for …

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