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Music Jim Jones Thanks Cam'ron & 50 Cent For The Free Promo As He Tours Upcoming Studio Cam'ron and 50 Cent have been tag-teaming Jim Jones online this week, trolling him with jokes claiming that he's struggling. By Zachary Horvath January 08, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Divulges On Drake Being With His Girl While In Jail In Pre-Kendrick Lamar Diss Interview Does this tale hold up or is there another side to the story? By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Says Kendrick Lamar Left Hip-Hop Directionless After Drake Beef DJ Akademiks thinks only Drake's "ICEMAN" can get hip-hop culture back on course after Kendrick Lamar sought to "Watch The Party Die." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music A$AP Relli To Represent Himself Against A$AP Rocky After Spending $500k On Legal Fees A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of shooting A$AP Relli during a dispute in Los Angeles in 2021, earlier this year. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Music "Jane" Texted Diddy Her Problems Over Allegedly Sleeping With Strangers During the Diddy trial, an anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim took the stand and made various allegations about their relationship. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Relationships ASAP Rocky & Rihanna's Plans For Their Third Child's Name Have Fans Convinced They Know What It'll Be ASAP Rocky and Rihanna broke the pregnancy news in big but also in understated fashion at the Met Gala this week. By Zachary Horvath May 09, 2025
Music Vic Mensa Called Out For Previously Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend Vic Mensa gets called out for admitting to assaulting an ex-girlfriend after his XXXTENTACION diss. By Aron A. October 12, 2018
Music DJ Akademiks Gives "Moment Of The Year" To Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Although DJ Akademiks is firmly on Team Drake, he couldn't deny that Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show had everyone talking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Milagro Gramz's Lawyers Question Megan Thee Stallion's Credibility In Court Milagro Gramz's legal team is pushing back hard on Megan Thee Stallion's claims that the blogger spread falsehoods about the Tory Lanez case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Relationships Shyne Accuses Brandy Of Lying And Doubles Down On Their Relationship History Brandy described her relationship with Shyne as "platonic" in a statement after he discussed her on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Politics Nelly Isn't Giving Up On Donald Trump After Controversial First 100 Days In Office Nelly previously came under fire for speaking out in support of Donald Trump during his inauguration, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Cam'ron Believes Dame Dash Will Never Squash Their Beef Cam'ron and Dame Dash have spoken a lot about their feud in recent years, but every attempt at a hatchet burial goes south. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026