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Music Top5 Asks Kanye West To Chime In On Jay-Z's Alleged Involvement In The Diddy Case Kanye West has blasted Jay-Z and defended Diddy on multiple occasions, so Top5 had no idea which side Ye would take here. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Lil Durk Admits He Hasn't Listened To His New Album, "Deep Thoughts" Lil Durk is currently residing behind bars in California while awaiting trial in his murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music J Cole Explains Why He's Still Got "Love" For Kanye West J Cole's stance on Kanye West comes after the controversial rapper went off on him in a recent Twitter rant. By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Music The Wife Or The Kids: Waka Flocka's Answer Creates More Social Media Backlash Waka Flocka has stirred up controversy for his comments about Donald Trump, Gucci Mane, Crypto, and Joe Biden. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Joe Budden Explains Why Kanye West, Jay-Z & Rihanna Have More "Leverage" Than Drake, Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj The Roc and Cash Money are still on top... and at odds. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2024
Music Rory & Mal Debate Whether Or Not Alleged Leaked Drake DMs Validate "Fighting Irish" Freestyle Does this confirm the LeBron James theories that this freestyle provoked? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2025
Music Cops Swarm Nicki Minaj's L.A. Home To Arrest Trespasser Nicki Minaj joins Rihanna as both ladies have dealt with scary trespassing incidents. Thankfully, though, Nicki wasn't home for hers. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Politics "DJ Khaled Is A B*tch" Becomes Viral Pro-Palestine Sentiment Amid Rapper's Silence On Middle East Conflict "DJ Khaled is a b*tch" became a rallying cry during recent pro-Palestine marches. By Ben Mock November 05, 2023
Music Who Is ILoveMakonnen? All About The "Tuesday" Hitmaker Uncover ILoveMakonnen's journey from self-released music to Grammy nominee, exploring his unique sound, business ventures, and authenticity. By HNHH Staff June 07, 2023
Music CeeLo Green Plans To Transform Rico Wade’s Former “White House” Into An Atlanta Hip-Hop Landmark He's taking steps to preserve the culture on all fronts. By Tallie Spencer April 17, 2024
Music "Go And Up Your Rank": UCLA Confirms Kendrick Lamar Took Classes In 2022 To "Level Up" His Pen UCLA's very proud to call Kendrick Lamar an alumnus, and fans think that these Psychology classes may have something to do with "Mr. Morale." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Won't Say NBA Youngboy's Name But He Wants Him Free Young Thug wants Youngboy Never Broke Again to be free. By Alex Zidel March 24, 2021