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Music Jay-Z Believes Drake & Kendrick Lamar's Beef Is Proof That Battling Has Gone Too Far Jay-Z recently spoke with GQ, where he said that rap battles are losing their place in the culture after Drake & Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals Kendrick Lamar Originally Had Two Features On "The Fall-Off" J. Cole also said that he still has love for Kendrick Lamar and Drake, but they don't talk much anymore. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music TDE's Punch Weighs In On Jack Harlow's "Got Blacker" Debate Jack Harlow said he "got Blacker" on his new album "Monica," and TDE's Punch is the latest to chime in on this controversial statement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Blasts 50 Cent For Dissing Other Rappers Instead Of T.I. A fiery new series of tweets from Fivio Foreign called out 50 Cent, T.I., Young Thug, Lil Baby, Rooga, and Boosie Badazz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Ralo Tells Lil Woody How He Would've Handled Pooh Shiesty In Alleged Conflict Lil Woody and Ralo discussed the federal allegations against Pooh Shiesty, whom they claim kidnapped and robbed Gucci Mane in January. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Leaks Online And Fans Already Hate It Kanye West will be releasing the official version of "Bully" on Friday, March 27, following months of delays. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's Mother Heads To Facebook Live To React To His Arrest Gladys Baines' son Pooh Shiesty was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music BenDaDonnn Claims Drake Scrapped Club Records From "ICEMAN" Given where Drake is thanks largely to the Kendrick Lamar battle, fans want him to prove that he can still bar up with the best of them. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music Top Dawg Entertainment Announces Its Newest Artist Trap Dickey previously appeared at the 12th Annual TDE Christmas Concert and Toy Drive in Los Angeles in December. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music 50 Cent Doubles Down After Jimmy Henchman Denies Prison Attack The beef between 50 Cent and Jimmy Henchman goes back decades, so this back and forth over prison attack claims is unsurprising. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music Police Officer Says Afroman Claiming To Sleep With His Wife Caused Him "Tremendous Pain" Several police officers are suing Afroman for satirical music videos he released after they raided his home in 2022. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Is Kanye West Actually Dropping "Bully" Tonight? Kanye West is currently in the midst of working on "Bully," and with the album set to drop tonight, fans are reasonably skeptical. By Alexander Cole March 26, 2026