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Relationships DDG Claps Back At Soulja Boy's Boxing Match Challenge Over Halle Bailey Soulja Boy has been squaring off with DDG ever since Halle Bailey accused her ex of allegedly being physically abusive. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025
Politics Cardi B Claims Sex Workers Are Dropping Their Rates Because Of Donald Trump's Economy Cardi B went off in a fiery rant aimed at Donald Trump and his supporters during the Instagram livestream. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Kodak Black Extends A Helping Hand By Paying Rent For 200 Residents In Florida Housing Project Kodak Black is usually painted in a negative light, but the Florida rap star is giving back to those who need it in his community. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2025
Music Baka Not Nice Reveals How Drake Prevented Him From Responding To Kendrick Lamar Baka Not Nice was one of the many subjects of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and he wasn't enthusiastic about it. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2025
Music Melyssa Ford Checks "The Joe Budden Podcast" For Criticizing Her Response To Drake's Shoutout Melyssa Ford stood firm on "The Joe Budden Podcast," sticking up for her independence and calling out a double standard in the Drake debacle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Spice Goes Off On Bambi In Her Own "Eleven" Diss Song Bambi's Love & Hip-Hop history has been filled with beef. She has feud with Momma Dee, Sierra, Karlie Redd, and Amy Luciani. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 05, 2025
Music Future Signee Zeethewizard Dead At 25 After New Year’s Day Shooting Zeethewizard and four others were reportedly injured at the grand opening of a new strip club in his home state of Texas last week. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Young Scooter Dead At 39 Horrible news is coming out of the hip-hop world tonight as it was reported that Young Scooter has passed away. By Alexander Cole March 28, 2025
Reviews Playboi Carti "MUSIC" Review With appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Future, and Travis Scott, "MUSIC" reaffirms Playboi Carti as both a pioneer and provocateur in hip-hop. By Aron A. March 20, 2025
Music Judge In Lil Durk Trial Hands Down Ruling On Lyrics & Videos As Evidence Lil Durk and his lawyers argued against the use of songs, lyrics, and music videos as evidence in his murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Drake Fans' OVO Takeover At Kendrick Lamar's Toronto Concert Canceled By Police Drake's OVO fanbase include the rap star's most devoted fans. OVO stands for October's Very Own. OVO's mascot is an owl. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Politics Yung Joc Claims Donald Trump Lyric Ruined His Kamala Harris Rally Plans Talk about bad timing. By Elias Andrews November 12, 2024