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Music 50 Cent Sends Hearty Congratulations To Eminem's Daughter After Delivering First Child 50 Cent and Eminem are practically family at this point so seeing the former congratulate the latter and his daughter is nice to see. By Zachary Horvath April 05, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Accuses Drake Of "Biting" Kendrick Lamar For "NOKIA" Music Video Other fans think Drake purposefully mocked Kendrick Lamar and his visual language in the "NOKIA" music video. But that's just a theory. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Chris Brown Expands Tour With More North American Dates And Special Guest Jhene Aiko Chris Brown already enlisted Summer Walker and Bryson Tiller to support his "Breezy Bowl XX" tour celebrating 20 years in the game. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Kanye West & DJ Akademiks Discuss Their Interview And Ak Explains How It Happened DJ Akademiks previously told rappers who got dragged in this upcoming interview to take it up with Kanye West, not with him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Is Disappointed That Kendrick Lamar Is On Playboi Carti’s New Album Kanye West previously credited Kendrick Lamar for taking down his "nemesis" Drake in their explosive feud. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Streetwear J Cole Leaves Fans Puzzled After Wearing "I'm Retired" Hoodie Amid "The Fall Off" Hype This was unfortunate timing for J Cole, who just received some supposed disses courtesy of Freddie Gibbs' new song "The Big 2." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Brings Out North West & Diddy's Son Pulls Up To Mexico Concert Kanye West was joined by North West, Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs, and over 40,000 fans at the first of his two Mexico shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music “Billboard” Names Bad Bunny The Greatest Pop Star Of 2025 Bad Bunny has come in ahead of Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, and more on Billboard's list of the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2026
Music Maino Trolls DJ Akademiks For Getting Slapped By Lil Baby's Team DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby after claiming that a member of his team slapped him last weekend. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Calls Out Rappers Who Use Beef To Sell Records J. Cole recently dropped off a new batch of freestyles in honor of his 41st birthday, and he didn't hold back. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Fans Suspect Several New Freestyles Are Dropping Tomorrow J. Cole is currently gearing up to drop "The Fall-Off," but social media users think there could be more coming soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Politics Drake's Dad Dennis Graham Defends "ICEMAN" Title Amid Recent Shootings Renee Good and Alex Pretti's deaths at the hands of ICE and USBP have caused debates around Drake's "ICEMAN," which Dennis Graham questioned. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026