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Music Joey Badass Tells Kendrick Lamar He's Still Down For The Challenge On New Ray Vaughn Diss On the Ray Vaughn diss track "The Finals," Joey Badass recalls his original responses to Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Fat Joe Sparks Uproar With Claim About The Five Percent Nation Fat Joe has been making several headlines in recent months for his antics on his new podcast with Jadakiss, "Joe & Jada." By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music SpaceGhostPurrp Claims He & ASAP Rocky Have Finally Squashed Their Beef Social media users have their doubts about SpaceGhostPurrp's tweet about reconciling with ASAP Rocky, but he insists "this is not cap." By Caroline Fisher May 14, 2025
Music Diddy's Trial Is Not Being Livestream And Now We Know Why Sean "Diddy" Combs first week of trial included testimonies by Cassie Ventura, a U.S. agent, and Dawn Richard. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 18, 2025
Music Social Media Argues If Big Sean Had The Best Verse On Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" With Most Claiming It Big Sean released his latest album, Better Me Than You, in 2024 with hit song "Who You Are (Superstar)" and "Together Forever." By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 07, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch Sparks Nasty Back-And-Forth With His Son's Mother After Not Including Him In Easter Photoshoot Roddy Ricch and his ex-partner, Alexandra Kiser, have joint custody of their children, but that didn't happen amicably. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Falls Off The Hot 100 Chart For The 1st Time Since Drake Beef Kendrick Lamar has put out a number of hits that have landed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart over the last year. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music YSL Woody Affiliate Reportedly Murdered In Atlanta Amid Young Thug RICO Trial News outlets and law enforcement don't have a lot of information at press time about what led up to this shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2024
Pop Culture "Teen Mom" Star Jenelle Evans Recalls Rejecting Lil Wayne After He Allegedly Flew Her Out The internet is currently in a state of shock as Jenelle Evans details that Lil Wayne allegedly wanted to hook up. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Jay Electronica Claims He Was "Living With" Diddy On "A Written Testimony: Leaflets" Jay Electronica shocked the hip-hop world this weekend, unloading tons of new music on streaming platforms for his 49th birthday. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Donald Trump “Seriously” Considers Diddy Pardon As Sentencing Looms When asked if he'd consider pardoning Diddy in May, Donald Trump said that he'd "certainly look at the facts." By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Embraces God After Being Hit With Huge $250k Fine Tekashi 6ix9ine has been running into a number of legal issues in recent months, including a raid on one of his properties. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025