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Music SZA, Isaiah Rashad, And More React To ScHoolboy Q Playing His New Album For Jay-Z Schoolboy Q's Top Dawg contemporaries had the jokes ready. By Lavender Alexandria February 28, 2024
Music Meek Mill & Usher’s Names Redacted In Diddy Lawsuit, Akademiks Says According to Akademiks, the lawsuit alleges Diddy had sexual intercourse with a "Philadelphia rapper who dated Nicki Minaj" and a R&B singer "who performed at the Super Bowl and had a successful Vegas residency." By Aron A. February 28, 2024
Music Jay-Z Protects Dame Dash From Having To Sell His Roc-A-Fella Shares A film producer is still trying to collect the $832,000 that Dame owes him, but Hov and "Biggs" Burke pumped the brakes on this process. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2024
Music Baby Tate Responds To Fans Claiming Similarities To Nicki Minaj's Rap Style Baby Tate says she already paid homage to Nicki Minaj when she first entered the scene. By Tallie Spencer February 17, 2024
Music Cam'ron Compares Drake To Michael Jackson: "You Got To Realize The Run He's On" The Boy versus The King Of Pop isn't that far of a debate, the Dipset MC thinks, and he argued that folks try to use Drizzy's success against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2024
Music Chance The Rapper Says His Famous Ab-lib Was Inspired By Mac Miller Mac Miller has been instrumental in launching the rap careers of superstars such as Vince Staples, Schoolboy Q, and Chance The Rapper. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 31, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator's "Cherry Bomb" Re-Enters The Billboard 200's Top 10 After Anniversary Reissue Tyler The Creator's "Cherry Bomb" turned 10 this year and the reissue gave it a massive bump in sales on this week's Billboard 200. By Devin Morton August 31, 2025
Music Wack 100 Explains New Street Rules After Young Thug Scandal Wack 100 compared the current accusations against Young Thug to those that Gunna faced early in the YSL RICO trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music Drake Stars In New Trailer For "Degrassi: Whatever It Takes" Documentary Drake originally made a name for himself by starring in the iconic Canadian teen television series, "Degrassi." By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Confirms Release Date For New Album, "Live Laugh Love" Earl Sweatshirt has a new album on the way titled, "Live Laugh Love," and it's dropping much sooner than fans may realize. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Announces 15-City Tour Accompanying Comeback Album "Star Line" It's been a long journey from Chance The Rapper's the last album to "Star Line," so he's feeding fans properly with a tour as well. By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025
Music Joyner Lucas Fires Back At Skepta With New Diss Track, "Nobody Cares" Joyner Lucas and Skepta have been hinting at dropping diss tracks aimed at one another for the last couple of weeks. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025