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Music A$AP Rocky Commends Kendrick Lamar & Drake For Their Battle, But Not Entirely A$AP Rocky spoke to DJ Akademiks about whether or not Kendrick Lamar and Drake, who Rocky's beefing with, crossed a line in their battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Fetty Wap Performs For The First Time Since Prison Release Fetty Wap previously said he doesn't want to speak on his prison time in his new music, and we'll see when that will land. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Drake Rings In 2026 With DJ Whoo Kid After Securing Huge Streaming Title 2025 was certainly a big year for Drake, and it looks like the Toronto rapper has exciting plans for 2026, too. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
TV Most Successful "American Idol" Stars: From Fantasia To Jennifer Hudson Before taking a brief hiatus in 2016, the show helped launch careers of many major stars throughout its first 15 seasons. By Wyatt Westlake January 26, 2024
Music Kanye West's New "WW3" Single Becomes The Most Viral Song In Germany This is presumably Kanye West's lead single for his upcoming album "Cuck," although he's still changing a lot of details on the record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music T.I. Jumps Off Stage To Defend Tiny As Trouble Unfolds Mid-Show T.I. recently proved that he doesn't mess around when it comes to his family, and especially not when it comes to his wife Tiny. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Breaks Silence On B.Dot Blaming Him For The End Of "Rap Radar" Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller co-hosted the "Rap Radar" podcast for a number of years before it ended in 2023. By Cole Blake April 27, 2025
Music Adin Ross Clowns Kendrick Lamar Affiliates Who Allegedly Banned Him From LA Ross is talking tough. By Elias Andrews September 26, 2024
Music JAY-Z's Handling Of Dame Dash's Roc-A-Fella Sale Slammed As "Extremely Damaging" By NYC Lawyers The City of New York is going after JAY-Z for the move. By Cole Blake September 23, 2024
Music 6ix9ine Alleges Haiti Helped Him Escape From The Dominican Republic 6ix9ine stays snitching. By Alexander Cole September 18, 2024
Music Foxy Brown Appears To Respond To Jay-Z Sexual Assault Lawsuit Everyone's going wild over this bombshell. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 09, 2024
Music Wack 100 Eviscerates Drake Affiliate Top5 Amid Kendrick Lamar Feud The street cred debates still haven't stopped. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 25, 2024