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Music Rappers Who Own Their Masters One of the greatest business moves artists and rappers can make is owning their masters. Here's a list of rappers who have been shrewd enough to gain ownership of their masters. By Angelique Garr February 12, 2024
Music Playboi Carti's Ex Gio Ramos Flaunts Drake's Alleged Billionaire Status After Drake seemingly dissed Playboi Carti on "ICEMAN," he fanned the flames by liking an Instagram post from Carti's ex, Gio Ramos. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Mal Laughs At Rick Ross After Retracting Diss To His Brother Biggs Burke Rick Ross has been beefing with Rory and Mal over their "glaze" of Drake, and he roped in Mal's brother Biggs Burke to mixed results. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Is Kendrick Lamar Dropping? Mysterious "Who Is The Giant" Poster Leads To Speculation A "Who Is The Giant" poster has appeared in Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta, and it has led to questions about Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026
Music Travis Scott Delivers Exciting Update On Progress Of Next Solo Album Travis Scott has been dropping little teasers here and there over the last couple of months and it seems we may need to ready ourselves. By Zachary Horvath March 09, 2026
Music OsamaSon Shrugs Off Sex Tape Scandal By Dropping Fan Favorite Leak On SoundCloud OsamaSon is following up his January project "Jump Out," which is one of the year's most acclaimed hip-hop efforts so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claps Back At Lil Baby For Dissing Him In New Music Video Lil Baby continues to take shots at DJ Akademiks, and the hip-hop commentator is not standing for any of it. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Music It's About Time Lil Wayne Retires "Tha Carter" Series "Tha Carter" used to document Lil Wayne's evolution. Now it exists to preserve a legacy that already cemented itself over a decade ago. By Aron A. May 29, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Already Warned Us: 2026 Is All Offense JAY-Z's performance at the Roots Picnic attempted to reclaim control of a narrative that's increasingly split between the rapper and the institution. By Aron A. June 03, 2026
Music Mase Claims Cam'ron Used A Baseball Bat To Defend Him From Dame Dash "Dame Dash said he was gonna beat me up," Mase recalled. By Caroline Fisher November 24, 2023
Music French JAŸ-Z Fans Show Out With Massive Online Ticket Queue For Paris Concert JAŸ-Z is going to be performing at the Stade De France in Paris on September 10, and it appears as though fans are ready. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Continues To Seek Bail As Trial Date Gets Pushed Back Pooh Shiesty's trial has been pushed back to next February, and now, the artist is looking to make sure he gets bail By Alexander Cole June 12, 2026