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Original Content Ja Rule Songs: Rapper's Best Hits Is Ja Rule Top 50? It's definitely debatable. Don't act like Ja didn't have hits! By Brandon Simmons April 24, 2023
Music G-Funk Legend DJ Quik's Best Hits Great DJ Quik songs are in no short supply, but here are seven tracks from the G-Funk legend that are timeless. By Mike Fugere June 12, 2023
Music Ice Spice Generates Shockingly Low First Week Sales Numbers For "Y2K!" Deluxe Are folks taking these numbers too out of context? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 06, 2025
Music Lil Pump Mocks J. Cole's Wife, Claims Cole Left Club For Playing Pump's Music Although J. Cole reached out to Lil Pump with an olive branch years ago, Pump is still dissing Cole for his alleged recent moves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2026
Music Sauce Walka's Father Confirms Rapper's Condition After Alleged Sayso P Shooting Sauce Walka is in stable condition after a Memphis shooting, but authorities haven't confirmed if his artist Sayso P is the deceased victim. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music Cardi B Given Trial Date In Mic-Throwing Case Back in 2023, Cardi B found herself in the middle of a civil case after throwing a microphone at a woman at Drai’s Beachclub. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Meek Mill Can’t Escape His Own Digital Footprint Meek Mill suggests there’s a campaign to damage his reputation, but his own online behavior continues to shape the narrative around him. By Aron A. April 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Addresses Rumor That ScHoolboy Q Intervened In Drake & Kendrick Lamar Battle In the past few years, speculation has repeatedly surfaced that ScHoolboy Q told J. Cole to exit the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Baby Keem Reveals Exciting News About Seemingly Scrapped "Child With Wolves" Album Prior to Baby Keem announcing "Ca$ino" as his next album last month, "Child With Wolves" was the title for a handful of years. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Music Drake Goes Diamond-Eligible With "Views" Despite Spotify & UMG Conspiracies Drake's 2016 album "Views" is one of his most commercially successful and now, it is eligible for one of the highest sales honors imaginable. By Alexander Cole February 18, 2025
Music Drake Reportedly Laughed The First Time He Heard This "Not Like Us" Bar Mal gave the fans exclusive intel. By Elias Andrews October 23, 2024
Music Jennifer Lopez Covers Drake's "Teenage Fever" During Live Performance J Lo put her own spin on Drake's track. By Matthew Parizot April 25, 2018