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Music BabyChiefDoIt Angrily Responds To Intense Backlash He's Received For His ChatGPT Comments BabyChiefDoIt sparked disappointment from fans after an interview went viral of him saying he's used ChatGPT to help write his songs. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Jadakiss Reveals DJ Khaled Is Mad At Him Over Drake Diss Commentary Jadakiss was brutally honest about Drake's diss against DJ Khaled, and as it turns out, the infamous producer was not amused. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music Mal Calls Out TDE Over Druski Situation, Questions Kendrick Lamar Winning BET Award Following the BET Awards, Mal offered some commentary on the TDE vs. Druski situation, as well as Kendrick Lamar's big win. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
Music George Clinton, Ari Lennox & More Lead D'Angelo Tribute At BET Awards D'Angelo's children, The Vanguard, RAYE, Durand Bernarr, and BJ The Chicago Kid were also there to pay tribute at the 2026 BET Awards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music XXXTentacion Teases New Music In Social Media Video XXXTentacion is cooking up something new for his fans. By Matt F October 05, 2017
Music Jagged Edge: Where Are They Now? The beloved R&B icons have shown no signs of slowing down. By Demi Phillips December 22, 2023
Music Playboi Carti's Next Album Is Dropping Sooner Than You Think Playboi Carti is an artist who doesn't like to give much away, although it appears as though he is hyped for his next album. By Alexander Cole March 12, 2026
Original Content Nia Long Has An Undeniable Imprint In Hip Hop Thanks To These Songs Much has been said about Nia Long in recent days as the scandal involving her longtime partner, Celtics coach Ime Udoka, unravels in real-time. As he's called out for fumbling the bag, we revisit times when rappers loved on—or lusted over—the actress in their rhymes. By Erika Marie September 23, 2022
Music XXXTENTACION Speaks On Sleeping With Jocelyn Flores While Underage In Alleged Leaked Audio This alleged clip seems to show XXXTENTACION explaining his album "17" and the story behind his track titled after Flores. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2024
Music Charli Baltimore Reveals That Lance "Un" Rivera Has Changed His Jay-Z Stabbing Story Over Time Even though Rivera has changed his story, Charli is holding firm. By Lavender Alexandria October 03, 2023
Music Diddy’s Alleged Sex Worker “The Punisher” Opens Up About Penis Implant Sharay Hayes, otherwise known as "The Punisher," testified in Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial last month. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Travis Scott Delivers Exciting Update On Progress Of Next Solo Album Travis Scott has been dropping little teasers here and there over the last couple of months and it seems we may need to ready ourselves. By Zachary Horvath March 09, 2026