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Music Ice Spice Reveals She & Nicki Minaj Aren’t “The Closest” After Leaked Texts Scandal According to Ice Spice, she simply called Nicki "ungrateful and delusional" out of frustration. By Caroline Fisher July 26, 2024
Music What Is Diddy's Best-Selling Album? Diddy's debut album hosted a handful of definitive songs of the 90s. By Axl Banks November 17, 2023
Music B.G. Disses Lil Wayne: Fans React This diss appears on Finesse2Tymes' new song "Gangstafied" while B Gizzle raps about what happened during his prison stint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 05, 2024
Music SZA Provides Exclusive Look Behind The Scenes Of “Grand National” Tour With Kendrick Lamar SZA has decided to start vlogging her life, which just so happens to include a co-headlining stadium tour with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music JID Shares New Details Regarding Next Album, "God Does Like Ugly" JID will be performing a series of concerts in preparation of the release of his next album, "God Does Like Ugly." By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Drake Fans' OVO Takeover At Kendrick Lamar's Toronto Concert Canceled By Police Drake's OVO fanbase include the rap star's most devoted fans. OVO stands for October's Very Own. OVO's mascot is an owl. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Music Lil Durk Leaves DJ Akademiks Stunned With Unforeseen Phone Call From Behind Bars DJ Akademiks has previously interviewed Lil Durk and extensively covered the rapper's murder-for-hire allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Buys His Security Guard A Home Near His Following Prison Release According to NBA YoungBoy's neighbor, there's been a notable increase in armed security around the rapper's property since his return. By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Appears To Diss Jim Jones & Benny The Butcher On New Album “Alfredo 2” Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist dropped "Alfredo 2" today, and fans were quick to point out some apparent shade. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan Affiliate Holocaust Reportedly Dies In Police Custody Fans have been sharing tributes for the late rapper on social media. By Cole Blake December 30, 2024
Music Eminem Throws It Back At The VMAs By Recreating Iconic Slim Shady Performance Em's still got it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2024
Music Kanye West Won't Stop Hating On Kendrick Lamar And His Louis Vuitton Performance Whenever Kanye West decides to green-light that DJ Akademiks interview, we're sure he will have more hate to send Kendrick Lamar's way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025