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Music Suge Knight Recalls 2Pac Allegedly Punching Snoop Dogg In The Face Over Diddy & Biggie According to Suge Knight, 2Pac was allegedly livid after Snoop Dogg's Hot 97 appearance. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2025
Music Dave Free Explains Why Kendrick Lamar Didn't Perform His Biggest Songs During The Super Bowl Halftime Show Dave Free says performing hits was never the intention. By Cole Blake February 11, 2025
Music GloRilla Claps Back After Tokyo Toni Called Her A Beyonce "Clout Chaser" Things quickly turned mean. By Elias Andrews February 03, 2025
Music Benny The Butcher Disses Freddie Gibbs With Fiery New Song "Position Of Power" Benny the Butcher's new song comes after Freddie Gibbs called him out on his own track, "The Big 2," back in March. By Cole Blake June 30, 2025
Music OMB Peezy Nightclub Shooting Suspect Arrested This April, OMB Peezy's sprinter van was shot at roughly 20 times in the parking lot of StarBar in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music That Mexican OT Causes Strong Debate For His Thoughts On Using The N-Word That Mexican OT appeared on Angela Yee's "Lip Service" podcast alongside Cleotrapa, who asked him for his thoughts on the N-word. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Lil Meech Supports Dad Big Meech Amidst Escalating 50 Cent Beef Lil Meech used to be tight with 50 Cent, but text messages and drug allegations have soured their relationship. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025
Music MAL Agrees With Freddie Gibbs That J Cole Must Stop "Talking Greasy" On His Records MAL of "New Rory & MAL" has also taken issue with J Cole's new track and is totally on team Freddie Gibbs, causing a debate on their podcast. By Zachary Horvath February 25, 2025
Original Content Black Excellence In Hip Hop History: Mics, Movements, & Milestones We're closing out Black History Month 2025 looking back on cultural milestones that broke barriers, redefined culture, & proved Hip Hop's dominance. By Erika Marie February 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Sparks Debate After Listing SZA Among His 5 Favorite Artists Kanye West finally posted something that wasn't offensive, but it's still leading to plenty of debate on social media. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Bodyguard Alleges He's "Demonic" While Addressing Cassie's Trial Testimony Gene Deal reacted to Cassie's allegations in the Diddy trial, which include various accusations relating to sexual and workplace misconduct. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Kanye West & Playboi Carti's Beef May Be Ending Soon Overall, this has been a one-sided beef, with Kanye West mostly being the one initiating a lot of the tension. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025