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Music Nick Cannon, Kehlani Mourn Death Of Rapper Ryan Bowers Nick Cannon and Kehlani took to social media to mourn the loss of rapper Ryan Bowers, who died by suicide after recovering from a police shooting last year. By Lynn S. July 19, 2020
Music Mac Lethal Calls Tom MacDonald A "Nazi" In Scathing New Diss Track Mac Lethal did not hold back. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2024
Music Lil Wayne Accused Of Dissing Drake On "Saturday Mornings" And Here's Why Weezy has always been in Drake's corner. By Elias Andrews July 25, 2024
Music 21 Savage Reveals Why He Kept His British Origins A Secret The simple and hilarious explanation actually makes a lot of sense. By Lavender Alexandria May 13, 2024
Music Drake Shows Off Unique Memorabilia Once Owned By Pablo Escobar Drake is one of the biggest collectors in all of rap and he's just revealed a new purchase he made courtesy of Pablo Escobar's estate. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent Calls Katt Williams A “Crackhead” Over Comedy Special Jokes In Katt Williams' new Netflix special, he joked that 50 Cent's head is square-shaped, and it didn't take long for the mogul to respond. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music Isaiah Rashad Announces That His New Album Will “Probably” Drop This Year Isaiah Rashad has new music in the works. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2024
Music Drake Hits 16 Billion Spotify Streams In 2025 As Rapper With Most Daily Streams If Drake really is dropping "ICEMAN" this year, then his numbers by the end of 2025 will look even more impressive than expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Streetwear A Brief History Of Chief Keef & True Religion Jeans From "True Religion Fein" to collaborations with the denim brand, Chief Keef's love for True Religion has been well documented over the years. By Aron A. June 18, 2024
Music Young Thug Slammed For Hard R's With White Cover On New Album "UY SCUTI" Young Thug already drew mixed reactions with a "whiteface" cover art for the new album "UY SCUTI," but its opening track deepened the divide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music 7 No. 1 Rap Songs From 2012 Drake's reign as Billboard's Artist Of The Decade began to really take shape in 2012. By Demi Phillips September 11, 2023
Original Content Travis Scott's Biggest Songs Travis Scott has created some of the biggest hits of the last few years. Here's a look at the rapper's most popular songs to date. By Josh Megson April 13, 2023