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Music UnoTheActivist Clarifies Playboi Carti Family Ties: "We Are Not Real Cousins" UnoTheActivist says he doesn't think he could ever patch things up with Playboi Carti, also revealing that they are not actually cousins. By Alex Zidel August 07, 2020
Music Island Boys Shut Down Epstein Island Rumors The Island Boys say they are in no way affiliated with Jeffrey Epstein. By Caroline Fisher May 31, 2023
Music Matt Ox Breaks Silence After Arrest For Drug Charges Matt Ox originally went viral back in 2017 for dropping his breakout single, "Overwhelming," at the age of 12. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Kanye West Goes Scorched Earth On Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Future & More In Unhinged Twitter Rant According to Kanye West, there are several other artists who deserved a Super Bowl Halftime Show before Kendrick Lamar, including Drake. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Fans Believe They Just Found Drake's Instagram Burner Account Drake did have his "Plot Twist" account drop a lot of material over the past few years, so maybe this is part of the "ICEMAN" rollout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Jill Scott Was Bothered That Live Performance Microphone Fellatio Video Circulated Jill Scott spoke about the viral video from 2018 that showed her showing off some tongue action on a microphone. By Erika Marie May 13, 2020
Music Lil Uzi Vert Leaves Fans Intrigued After Posting And Deleting Two Off-The-Wall Freestyles These out-of-the-blue freestyles are remixes to 2024 songs from underground rappers Babyxsosa and SlimeGetEem. By Zachary Horvath March 03, 2025
Music Kodak Black Shouts Out Drake On New Album After Recent Song Leak Kodak Black's reflection on his friendship with Drake on the track "All Love" joins other recent hints at a collaboration cooking up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Original Content 10 Classic Mixtapes That Still Haven't Hit Streaming Platforms Some of the best Hip-Hop and R&B projects of the late 2000s and early 2010s were free mixtapes, but many of those classics are still not available to stream on DSPs to this day. By Joshua Robinson September 28, 2022
Music Boosie Badazz Says He’s Done With “VladTV” Interviews After Pay Dispute According to Boosie Badazz, he recently asked DJ Vlad for a $5K raise, but the internet personality refused. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music Tanna Leone Reminds Hip Hop He’s Still Signed To Kendrick Lamar’s pgLang Tanna Leone previously revealed that he and Kendrick Lamar have recorded several tracks. Leone previewed a collaboration on social media. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Reveals He's Having Mental Health Issues In Concerning Video Prayers go out to Ray J as it's unclear as to what led him to this point. We are wishing him the best going forward. By Zachary Horvath July 01, 2025