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Music UMG Could Subpoena Drake & Kendrick Lamar To Testify In "Not Like Us" Defamation Case UMG's potential witness list in Drake's lawsuit against them over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" looks very different to the OVO mogul's. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025
Music Drake Has Bars For Kendrick Lamar On New Single "What Did I Miss?" Drake surprised fans with an "Iceman" livestream this evening, and it just so happened to contain a new song with some bars aimed at Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole July 04, 2025
Pop Culture Kai Cenat Confirms Kanye West Stream Is Canceled After Twitter Rant The streamer pulled the plug. By Elias Andrews February 07, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Accuses Kendrick Lamar Affiliate Hitta J3 Of Being Behind Top5’s Arrest Top5 was arrested in Toronto on Friday. By Caroline Fisher January 26, 2025
Music Drake Fans Drag Steph Curry Into Kendrick Lamar Feud After He Hides Gatorade Bottles The drama comes after Steph Curry recently released his own sports drink in partnership with Michelle Obama. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Faced His Demons On "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"—And Searched For Peace On "The Life Of Pablo" From the triumphant return from cultural exile on "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" to the chaotic but inspired rollout of "The Life of Pablo," Kanye weathered storm after storm to arrive at a fleeting sense of peace—which may be why he now sees "TLOP" as the superior album, even over what many consider his magnum opus. By Aron A. April 17, 2025
Music Kodak Black Offers Scorching Opinion On Ghostwriters: "Can't Even Believe Y'all" Kodak Black takes issue with rappers who don't write their lyrics. By Alex Zidel September 05, 2018
Original Content A Brief History Of Chopping: The Fastest Flows Ever Sound barrier in shambles. By Mitch Findlay January 28, 2020
Music Sticky Fingaz Finally Speaks On Kodak Black Incident After Adam 22 inquires about the Kodak Black beef, Sticky Fingaz and Fredro Starr offer up another piece of the puzzle. By Mitch Findlay March 24, 2020
Music Lil Uzi Vert, DJ Drama, Don Cannon Accused Of Scamming Adamn Killa Of $20K Adamn Killa claims Uzi and his label took money for clearances and ran. By Thomas Galindo November 05, 2021
Music 10 Essential Bones Tracks A few highlights from prolific underground rapper Bones. By Danny Schwartz February 12, 2017
Profiles Behind The Beat: Rising Producer Sango HNHH's new series "Behind The Beat" profiles unique producers that are looking to change the soundscape. By Angus Walker October 24, 2014