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Music XXXTENTACION's Father Thanks Kendrick Lamar For His Support Of X's Career Kendrick Lamar is a big fan of XXXTENTACION's album "17," and X had previously thanked K.Dot for the support, as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj's Sister Angers Barbz After Attending Cardi B Concert Rumors of Ming Li and Nicki Minaj having issues with one another have been around for a bit now and the latter's fans are fed up with her sis. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Says He Was Offered Money For A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti Hate Campaigns According to DJ Akademiks, there's an entity out there willing to dish out a lot of money to make certain artists look bad. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Music Kanye West Announces First European Concert Since 2014 Kanye West announced the concert on Tuesday, as he continues to work on his upcoming studio album, "Bully." By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music TDE’s Punch Laughs Off Isaac Hayes III’s Take on GloRilla Grammy Debate Fans debate whether Glorilla should have won over Kendrick Lamar. By Tallie Spencer February 05, 2026
Viral Adin Ross Explains Why He Didn't Meet Kanye West In Spain For A Livestream Adin Ross said he worked very hard to get unbanned on Twitch, and we all know how livestreaming on the platform went for Kanye West. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Calls On The FBI After MackWop’s Warning About SZA Beef In response to her recent feud with SZA, MackWop told Nicki Minaj, "Relax before you get put in the blender like your boy did." By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Sports Colin Kaepernick's Partner Accuses Jay-Z & Roc Nation Of Blackballing Him Amid Nicki Minaj Claims Nessa "Nitty" Diab alleged that Jay-Z and Roc Nation are doing to Nicki Minaj what they did to Colin Kaepernick back in 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Goes Off On Desiree Perez And Brings Up Jay-Z's Paternity Lawsuit Nicki Minaj previously accused Jay-Z of owing her upwards of $200 million in another scathing post on Tuesday. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Is Eligible For RIAA Diamond Certification Kendrick Lamar is continuing to reach new sales milestones with last year's hit Drake diss track, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Tokyo Toni Roasts 50 Cent Following Social Media Run-In With Finesse2Tymes 50 Cent recently spoke on the Finesse2Tymes drama with his mother, and 50 Cent took to Instagram to roast him. By Devin Morton August 13, 2025
Streetwear Drake Cozies Up To Johnny Manziel, Leading To Jokes About His Sexuality Folks on social media have always clowned Drake for his fashion choices, but they might all shut up when "ICEMAN" hopefully drops soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 24, 2025