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Music The Game Hits Complex With His Own List Of The Top 100 Rappers From L.A. The Game landed at number 11 on Complex's top 100 Los Angeles rappers list, and unlike the publication, he included 2Pac in his own ranking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Teams Up With SteveWillDoIt For Tasteless Mr. Beast Diss Track 6ix9ine remains one of the biggest trolls in hip-hop, and that didn't change with his Mr. Beast diss track, orchestrated by SteveWillDoIt. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2026
Music Future Sparks Album Rumors By Coming Back To Instagram After Four Months Maybe it just took Future this long to get his Instagram back up, but a New Year's message from him had also gotten fans excited. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Jay-Z Fans Left Frustrated With Massive Ticket Queues For His Yankee Stadium Shows Jay-Z will be performing back-to-back concerts in celebration of his iconic albums, "Reasonable Doubt" and "The Blueprint." By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Gillie Da Kid Shares His Unfiltered Take On Drake's Pedophile Allegations During a recent episode of the "Million Dollaz Worth Of Game" podcast, Gillie Da Kid touched on Kendrick Lamar and Drake's feud. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Music TDE's Punch Weighs In On Jack Harlow's "Got Blacker" Debate Jack Harlow said he "got Blacker" on his new album "Monica," and TDE's Punch is the latest to chime in on this controversial statement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Pras Michel Finally Resolves Tour Lawsuit Against Lauryn Hill Pras Michel had accused Lauryn Hill of causing the cancelation of the Fugees' 2023 reunion tour via allegedly fraudulent means. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Jay-Z’s $20 Million Loan Under Scrutiny Amid Uncle Nearest Legal Battle The Fawn Weaver-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest is being accused of hiding money by its lender, Farm Credit Mid-America. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026
Music Don Toliver Confirms He’s Dropping A New Album In 2025 In his new "FAULT Magazine" cover story, Don Toliver says his new album is what he's looking forward to revealing the most this year. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Lil Baby Accepts DJ Akademiks' Boxing Challenge, But Only On One Condition DJ Akademiks and Lil Baby are currently at odds, but it looks like they might sort out their differences in the ring sometime soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Big Meech Allegedly Feels "Slighted" By 50 Cent Beef And Explains Why It Went Down On the Bag Fuel Podcast, Akon recalled some conversations he had with Big Meech about his surprising beef with 50 Cent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music DDG Doubles Down On Loyalty To Drake Over Kendrick Lamar DDG received backlash in early 2025 for his single father comments after the split from singer-actress Halle Bailey. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 05, 2025