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Cole Blake August 27, 2025 Music Jadakiss and Beanie Sigel famously went at one another in one of the most iconic hip-hop feuds from the 2000s.
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Cole Blake August 25, 2025 Music According to Steve Lacy, his highly anticipated third studio album has taken plenty of "time and thought."
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Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025 Music Drake's lawyers recently made a large-scale legal filing in which they motioned for documents from Lucian Grainge himself.
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Devin Morton August 13, 2025 Music Earlier this month, police found T-Hood outside of his Snellville, Georgia home with multiple gunshot wounds.
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Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025 Relationships Shyne spoke about his relationship with Brandy and the timing overlap between Ma$e's own relationship with her on "It Is What It Is."
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Cole Blake March 18, 2026 Music Mystikal will return to the courtroom for his sentencing hearing in June, where he will face up to 20 years in prison.
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Cole Blake March 18, 2026 Music Diddy and his team have been getting ready to appeal his sentence for a while and it's officially in ahead of his court appearance.
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Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026 Music Kanye West's daughter North has been sharing a lot of new music recently, which is equal parts influenced by Ye and distinct from his work.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026 Music Drake fans are definitely not going to be thrilled about this, but ultimately, we will have to wait and see what happens to be sure.
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Zachary Horvath March 05, 2026 Music Earlier this week, Ja Rule opened up about his longtime feud with 50 Cent and Tony Yayo after confronting the latter on a plane.
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Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026 Music For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more.
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Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Politics Drake Appears To Show Love To Pro-Palestine Protesters Outside Of His Copenhagen Hotel Drake is currently in Europe with PartyNextDoor to tour in support of their recent album, "Some Sexy Songs 4 U."
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Cole Blake 
Music Jadakiss & Beanie Sigel Squash Beef To Collaborate On New Album, "Kiss The Mack" Jadakiss and Beanie Sigel famously went at one another in one of the most iconic hip-hop feuds from the 2000s.
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Cole Blake 
Music Steve Lacy Reveals New Album “Oh Yeah?” Is Coming Soon According to Steve Lacy, his highly anticipated third studio album has taken plenty of "time and thought."
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Drake Seeks Lucian Grainge's Emails And Texts About Release Of "Not Like Us" In Newest Filing Drake's lawyers recently made a large-scale legal filing in which they motioned for documents from Lucian Grainge himself.
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Devin Morton 
Music Kelsie Frost Allegedly Implicates Her Brother In T-Hood’s Death Earlier this month, police found T-Hood outside of his Snellville, Georgia home with multiple gunshot wounds.
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Caroline Fisher 
Relationships Shyne Claims Ma$e "Hit It First" As Comments About Brandy Enrage Ray J Shyne spoke about his relationship with Brandy and the timing overlap between Ma$e's own relationship with her on "It Is What It Is."
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Cole Blake 
Music Mystikal Pleads Guilty To Rape: Everything We Know Mystikal will return to the courtroom for his sentencing hearing in June, where he will face up to 20 years in prison.
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Cole Blake 
Music Diddy Officially Files Appeal Over His 50-Month Prison Sentence Diddy and his team have been getting ready to appeal his sentence for a while and it's officially in ahead of his court appearance.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music North West Samples Classic Kanye Track In New Song Preview Kanye West's daughter North has been sharing a lot of new music recently, which is equal parts influenced by Ye and distinct from his work.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music "Insiders" Claim Drake's "ICEMAN" Has Officially Been Delayed Drake fans are definitely not going to be thrilled about this, but ultimately, we will have to wait and see what happens to be sure.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music 50 Cent Offers Advice On Enemies After Ja Rule Says They’ll “Never” Squash Beef Earlier this week, Ja Rule opened up about his longtime feud with 50 Cent and Tony Yayo after confronting the latter on a plane.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music IFPI Crowns Drake The Best-Selling Rapper Of 2025 For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more.
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Caroline Fisher