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Music Jay-Z Offers His Side Of The Tupac & Biggie Smalls Beef Story As a collaborator of Biggie Smalls' and an admirer of Tupac Shakur's artistry, Jay-Z's personal perspective on their "feud" was curious. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2026
Music Every Cameo From Drake's "FOMO" Short Film Drake has officially released his "FOMO" short film, and as you can imagine, there were a ton of features within it. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Music Fat Joe Speaks On Trying To Squash Drake's Beef With DJ Khaled Fat Joe has given Drake much praise, and Drizzy's beef with Joe's friend DJ Khaled put him in a tough spot. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026
Music Yella Beezy Gets Trial Date For Alleged Capital Murder Of Mo3 Yella Beezy stands accused of hiring Kewon White to murder Mo3, and another codefendant, Devin Brown, also faces capital murder charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Music What Is Drake's "FOMO" "FOMO" is the latest rollout from Drake, and there are all sorts of theories about what this is going to be. By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Music Lil Durk Gets His Trial Delayed And Secures Bond Hearing In November Lil Durk faces another trial for racketeering and firearm-related charges after his murder-for-hire acquittal last week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Music Lil Durk Trial: Closing Arguments Given A Tentative Schedule As Jurors Grow Restless Jurors in the Lil Durk trial are starting to get tired, and on Wednesday, they asked when the trial will be wrapping up. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music N.O.R.E. Fires Back At DJ Vlad After Being Called A “Snake” N.O.R.E. also accused DJ Vlad of exploiting "Black drama" while explaining why he ultimately refused to appear on VladTV. By Erika Marie August 26, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Dad Was Sick To His Stomach Over OTF Jam Testimony Lil Durk is currently entering the final stages of his murder-for-hire trial, and his dad is speaking out about OTF Jam's testimony. By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's Roc Nation Teases Big Announcement On September 1 JAŸ-Z is having a huge year, and it might be getting bigger as Roc Nation recently revealed that something is coming tomorrow. By Alexander Cole August 31, 2026
Music Suge Knight Called Out By Lead Tupac Prosecutor: “Why Did You Have Biggie Killed?” Marc DiGiacomo, the lead prosecutor in the Tupac murder case, put the former Death Row owner on blast during a press conference. By Aron A. September 02, 2026
Music Jay-Z Brings Out Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Idris Elba & Giggs At London Show This is the first of two shows Jay-Z is hosting at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend, and he brought out Lauryn Hill and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026