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Music RZA Likens Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef To This Hollywood Blockbuster While Addressing The Battle Much like the rest of the hip-hop world, RZA thinks that the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle represents an important lyrical tradition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025 2.3K Views
Music Team Drake Or Kendrick Lamar? Rubi Rose Reminds Everyone Who's Always Been Better Rubi Rose hasn't been vocal about the Drake versus Kendrick Lamar debate once since the beef, but she's making it clear who she stans. By Zachary Horvath March 01, 2025 3.9K Views
Music Lizzo Is Feeling Herself In New Livestream Clip Showing Off Her Weight Loss Lizzo knows very well that some fans are praising this weight loss journey, whereas other haters are trying to downplay her self-worth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025 859 Views
Music Ashanti Reveals She Tried To Reconcile With Irv Gotti Before He Passed Away Ashanti spoke on Angie Martinez's "IRL" podcast about how she's processing the loss of her former collaborator Irv Gotti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025 1443 Views
Music Kendrick Lamar Smashes Yet Another Incredible Spotify Record Recently, Kendrick Lamar managed to break another impressive streaming record on Spotify ahead of his tour with SZA. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025 1438 Views
Music Biggie Smalls' Estate Reportedly Selling His Publishing & Publicity Rights For Over $100 Million Biggie Smalls won't lose all his publishing, publicity, and master rights, but this is still a huge step for The Notorious B.I.G.'s estate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025 2.3K Views
Music Diddy’s Lawyer Shuts Down Misconceptions About Mogul’s Criminal Case During a recent podcast appearance, Diddy's lawyer Teny Geragos addressed some of the things people get wrong about her client's case. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025 733 Views
Music Angie Stone Passes Away At 63 Following Horrific Sprinter Accident Angie Stone captivated millions with her hip-hop crossovers, soulful art, and resonant strides in the realms of R&B and beyond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025 5.2K Views
Music Rick Ross' Ex Justice Williams Cheekily Dances To Drake's "NOKIA" One of Rick Ross' three girlfriends in 2024 is taunting him by getting down to Drizzy's newest hit off of "$$$4U." By Zachary Horvath March 01, 2025 1493 Views
Music DJ Akademiks Posits Curious Theory About Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Allegedly Low Tour Sales While this conversation around Kendrick Lamar and SZA's tour isn't even confirmed, DJ Akademiks threw shade at his fanbase to explain it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025 3.7K Views
Music The Joe Budden Podcast Tries To Understand Why Drake Canceled His "Anita Max Win" Tour Dates "The Joe Budden Podcast" admitted they don't know all the facts here, but they have various theories about this Drake tour update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025 9.9K Views
Music DJ Akademiks Questions A$AP Rocky's Lawyer's Claim About Diddy & Jay-Z's Relationship If A$AP Rocky's lawyer Joe Tacopina is right about Jay-Z and Diddy's falling out, DJ Akademiks wants to know when that rift happened. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025 2.1K Views