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Sports Draymond Green Invokes Cardi B To Argue Against Magic City Uproar The Atlanta Hawks have been stirring up debate in NBA and hip-hop circles for their upcoming game celebrating Magic City. By Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026
Politics Cardi B Combats Nicki Minaj With Support Of Jasmine Crockett Cardi B may not be directly fighting back against Nicki Minaj's Republican support, but she's making her stance clear politically again. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026
Music Travis Scott Celebrates 1 Billion Spotify Streams In 2026 At Winter Olympics Travis Scott met with Canadian ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky while watching U.S.A. defeat Canada in ice hockey at the Winter Olympics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Original Content Are The Fugees To Blame For Their Complicated Legacy? The Fugees' "The Score" has a complex legacy, but 30 years later, this anti-establishment LP’s themes haven’t faded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Rolling Loud Announces Return Of Christian Hip-Hop For Orlando Festival Christian hip-hop doesn't always get its proper respect, but the subset will be represented well at Rolling Loud once again this year. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music The Alchemist Taunts The Internet Over Their Heated Reactions To His & Erykah Badu's AI Cover Art Fans of The Alchemist were wildly disappointed in the producer after it was learned that the artwork for "Next To You" wasn't authentic. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Candace Owens Calls For A Constitutional Change So She Can Sample Kanye West Candace Owens has an "amazing new intro" she wants to use for her show but to sample Kanye West she has to pay an outrageous price for it. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Will Not Go To Prison Over His Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz reportedly received a sentence of time served, a $50,000 fine, and 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Pop Culture Cardi B Rips Tasha K To Shreds For Dragging Her Into Stefon Diggs’ Assault Case Cardi B previously filed a defamation lawsuit against Tasha K and is still trying to get her judgment from the case. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Kanye West's Daughter North West Produces Song For Lil Wayne's Son Lil Novi With North West showing off more rage beats and Lil Novi making more rage tracks, Kanye West and Lil Wayne's kids are following their leads. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Sports DJ Akademiks Thirsts Over Photos Of The Chef Stefon Diggs Allegedly Assaulted New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs is facing several charges of the alleged incident involving his former chef. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Claims He's Never Been Violent Towards A Woman During Tory Lanez's first on-camera interview since his conviction for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, he once again claimed innocence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025