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Music Who Really Won YG Verzuz The Game? On the latest HNHH livestream, Aron A. and I talked about Loe Shimmy's new album, the newest Verzuz, first week sales debates, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Music Drake Says He'd "Take This Pic For Real" After Viral AI Image With Spice An AI-generated photo of Drake feeding Spice caught the rapper's attention, prompting a playful response on social media. By Erika Marie July 24, 2026
Music Beyoncé Cuts JAŸ-Z's Hair, And Now Everyone Thinks An Album Is Imminent JAŸ-Z is an artist who is full of surprises, and last night, bringing out Beyoncé was just scratching the surface. By Alexander Cole July 11, 2026
Music Peewee Longway Reportedly Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison Peewee Longway entered a plea deal on Federal gun and drug charges back in May, and now, he has been sentenced. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2026
Music Rick Ross Unveils Tracklist And Stacked Features For "Set In Stone" Rick Ross is going to be dropping his new album "Set In Stone" on Friday, and he just dropped the features and tracklist. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Future Unveils Cover Art & Tracklist For "The Real Me" Future is dropping "The Real Me" tonight, and there is no denying that fans are excited to see what the artist comes through with. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Isn't The Hypocrite You Think He Is JAŸ-Z never seemed particularly bothered by accusations of selling out because "Reasonable Doubt" never treated success as a morally clean pursuit. His Yankee Stadium freestyle may have answered his critics, but it also reminded everyone that the contradictions behind his empire have always been there. By Aron A. July 17, 2026
Music Usher Responds To Gabrielle Cheyenne Following Nashville Debacle Usher recently came through with a response to Gabrielle Cheyenne as he invited a fan on stage in Birmingham, Alabama. By Alexander Cole July 29, 2026
Music YG Responds To Drakeo The Ruler Murder Allegations A reporter asked YG about his song "WE KNOW THE TRUTH," which seems to deny involvement in Drakeo The Ruler's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music Cam’ron Threatens To Expose Cardi B’s Team After Unreleased Verse The shelved collaboration left Cam’ron questioning why Cardi B’s team made promises they apparently could not keep. By Erika Marie August 05, 2026
Music Rick Ross Denies His Friendship & Beef With Drake Were Fake On "The Joe Budden Podcast," Rick Ross pushed back on Joe's claim that either his friendship or his feud with Drake was farcical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2026
Numbers Rick Ross' Final First-Week Sales For 'Set In Stone' Are In The album's first-week performance has sparked early conversation about where it fits within Ross' extensive catalog. By Erika Marie July 28, 2026