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Music Jay-Z Takes Shots At Kanye West During Roots Picnic Freestyle Kanye West previously spoke on the children of Jay-Z and Beyoncé via critical allegations, and this Roots Picnic Freestyle addressed that. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Prosecutors Reportedly Want To Add More Charges Before His Trial Lil Durk's codefendant Deandre Wilson's team recently claimed prosecutors informed them of plans to add more incidents to the federal case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why Kanye West Would Beat Drake In “Verzuz” Despite being a massive fan of Drake, DJ Akademiks says Kanye West has more culture-defining songs to put him over the top. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music YSL Woody Affiliate Reportedly Murdered In Atlanta Amid Young Thug RICO Trial News outlets and law enforcement don't have a lot of information at press time about what led up to this shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2024
Music Sexyy Red Reveals Chief Keef And Kayla B Drama Was Simply A Genius Promotional Tactic Whenever you can turn some spicy Internet drama into your next rollout, you know that you've made it as a big celebrity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2024
Music XXXTentacion Associate Says "It's Still F*ck Drake" After Ryan Garcia's Viral Conspiracy Theory DJ Scheme clarified his stance on the Toronto rapper. By Cole Blake June 22, 2024
Music Drake Becomes First Artist To Hit 100 Billion Streams On Spotify Drake has made Spotify history. By Cole Blake June 18, 2024
Music Wyclef Jean Supports Drake Vs Kendrick Lamar Battle: "Anything Goes" The Fugees rapper thinks everything is on the table. By Elias Andrews May 08, 2024
Viral Kanye West Shades Kai Cenat & Adin Ross For Wanting A "Safe" Collab After Rants Kanye West has praised Kai Cenat, trashed Adin Ross, and the other way around on multiple occasions now, and they've returned the favor. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Blueface Explains Why He Needs Three Girlfriends Blueface knows how to start a debate online and his logic behind needing three girls in his life is doing just that. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music Papoose Sets The Record Straight On Remy Ma Cheating Rumors Papoose stopped by "The Breakfast Club" with Claressa Shields and was asked about what really went wrong with Remy Ma. By Zachary Horvath December 19, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Misses Out On Danity Kane Reunion Due To Hospitalization Aubrey O'Day joined Danity Kane in the mid-2000s under Diddy's tutelage, a mogul she has since blasted for years due to his many allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025