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Music Saweetie Shuts Down "Nepo Baby" Accusations Saweetie isn't letting the nepotism criticism slide. By Cole Blake June 30, 2024
Music Fans Realize Drake & Mustard's Ex-Wife Chanel Thierry Follow Each Other On Instagram Someone close to Drake claims this a revenge scheme of some sort. By Zachary Horvath June 26, 2024
Music T.I. Attempts To Get Final Word In On 50 Cent With Fourth Diss Track T.I. has now dropped two more diss tracks against 50 Cent within the last 24 hours, and he's trying to get the last word in on this one. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Politics Jesse Jackson Never Underestimated Hip-Hop’s Power As long as hip-hop continues to articulate the frustrations and hopes of marginalized communities, it will carry echoes of Jesse Jackson’s voice. By Aron A. February 24, 2026
Music Capricorn Clark Recalls Diddy Allegedly Wanting To Kill Kid Cudi Over His Relationship With Cassie Capricorn Clark has just offered some more insight into the Kid Cudi and Cassie drama that took place around 2011. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music Tina Knowles Clarifies Viral Rumi Interaction During Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER" Tour Tina Knowles joined Beyonce, Blue Ivy, and Rumi onstage during the "COWBOY CARTER" tour to celebrate her new book. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Chris Brown Excitedly Breaks His Silence After Being Granted Bail In UK Assault Case Chris Brown was initially in serious trouble of not being able to perform on tour next month, but he was granted a major gift. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music Diddy's Assault Of Cassie Left Stevie J In Shock Stevie J says he spoke with Diddy after the video of him assaulting Cassie came out. By Cole Blake November 25, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Fans Can't Believe They Have A Whole New Surprise Album In Their Hands A Kendrick drop used to be a long road up to a blue moon. Now, it's just a casual Friday drop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2024
Music Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl James Rejects Drake Comparisons Amid UMG Lawsuit Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa says Drake suing UMG over Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning diss track is "kind of like calling the police." By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Reveals Release Date For His Mixtape "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA" Metro Boomin dropped the lead single "Slide" featuring Roscoe Dash, one of 16 "all new cast" members for this mixtape on July 4. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2025
Music Plies Reacts To The FBI's Conclusion About Jeffrey Epstein's Death And Alleged Client List Plies tied this Jeffrey Epstein situation into his many critiques against United States President Donald Trump. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025