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Music G Herbo Believes He Might Be "One Of The Best Rappers Alive" G Herbo says he's one of the best out right now. By Aron A. March 02, 2022
Music 6ix9ine To Stay Isolated From Diddy In Jail While Rapper Awaits Release 6ix9ine is ready to get out of the MDC. By Zachary Horvath November 12, 2024
Music Drake's Ranking On Billboard's "Greatest Pop Star" Of The 21st Century List Causes Internet Fervor There are three spots left in the ranking. By Cole Blake November 12, 2024
Music N.O.R.E. Addresses Kodak Black's "Drink Champs" Appearance In New Interview With Joe Budden N.O.R.E. recently sat down with Joe Budden to address a variety of topics, including Kodak Black's October 2023 appearance on Drink Champs. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Music Denzel Curry Confirms That J.I.D. Will Appear On "Taboo" Denzel Curry and J.I.D. set their sights on "Taboo." By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2018
Sports Cam’ron Calls Out Ben Simmons: "I Could Suit Up & Get Two Points" Cam’ron shared his frustration with Ben Simmons on Instagram. By Cole Blake October 29, 2022
Music Fivio Foreign Reflects On Pop Smoke's Death: "It Hit Everybody Hard" Fivio Foreign opened up about the death of Pop Smoke during a recent interview, admitting that it hit him hard. By Cole Blake July 26, 2022
Music DJ Akademiks Disses Ab-Soul And Tells Him He'll Never Be Loved Like Nipsey Hussle DJ Akademiks did not take kindly to having his name mentioned by Ab-Soul on Soulo's long-awaited response to the East Coast. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Issue Fiery Response To $50 Million Bail Request Earlier this week, Diddy filed a motion requesting a retrial in hopes of getting his conviction overturned. By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Pays $5K For A Salsa Lesson On "Most Expensivest" 2 Chainz throws down the one, two-step. By Chantilly Post August 21, 2018
Music IFPI Crowns Drake The Best-Selling Rapper Of 2025 For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Curren$y Says He Won't Travel Overseas For One Reason "Everything was f*cking crazy," the rapper explained. By Alexis Oatman August 08, 2023