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Sports J Cole Speaks Out Amid The Ridicule Of His CBA Performance J Cole has been made fun of relentlessly for his underwhelming performance in the CBA and earlier today, he spoke about his experience. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Music J. Cole Says The "Universal Classic" In Hip-Hop Is Dead, But Is He Wrong? J. Cole was recently on "Lost In Vegas" where he offered up his thoughts on classic albums and where they stand in hip-hop. By Alexander Cole March 31, 2026
Music Jay-Z Reveals "Heartbreak" And "Uncontrollable Anger" Over Tony Buzbee Lawsuit During a recent conversation with GQ, Jay-Z spoke at length about the Tony Buzbee civil case, and how it broke his heart. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Rick Ross Claps Back At 50 Cent For Clowning His Album Sales Rick Ross remains in a feud with 50 Cent, and the two have been going back forth following the release of Ross' "Set In Stone." By Alexander Cole July 23, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Guests Are Not His Real Friends Dame Dash found it ironic that Fat Joe and Jadakiss joined Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium last weekend despite previously having beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Chad Hugo Expands $1 Million Copyright Lawsuit Against Pharrell Earlier this year, Chad Hugo filed a lawsuit against Pharrell, alleging that he hasn't received his fair share of royalties. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music The Clipse’s Comeback Is Impeccably Executed: How Pusha T & Malice Mastered Luxury, Legacy & The Long Game The Clipse reclaim authorship in an era of disposability. Pusha T and Malice executed a rollout for "Let God Sort Em Out" that honors transformation, defies algorithms, and restores narrative integrity. By Aron A. July 10, 2025
Music Lil Baby Goes Viral For Flirty Fan Encounter At Club One Lil Baby fan named Tessa recently had the time of her life during one of the rapper's club appearances. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Joe Budden Appears To Accidentally Leak His Patreon Earnings Joe Budden's leap from rap to podcasting has been a successful one, and thanks to his supposed slip-up we have an idea of what he's making. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music Ice Spice Seemingly Disses Cardi B In New Song Snippet After Disturbing Audio Surfaces Cardi B was already beefing with Nicki Minaj when her feud with Ice Spice reignited on social media on Tuesday. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Doja Cat Brings Jaw-Dropping Dance Moves To VMA Performance Of "Jealous Type" Doja Cat's tribute to the 80s has been well-received by fans and critics so far and her performance at the VMAs is only helping her more. By Zachary Horvath September 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Mourns Lil Keed And Disses His YSL Affiliates While "Big And Mack" Snippet Surfaces Young Thug's "Big And Mack" snippet appears to tribute two friends whom he respected a lot more than some off his YSL crew. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025