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Music Kendrick Lamar Defeats Clipse For Best Rap Song At The Grammys Clipse and Kendrick Lamar were frontrunners in the Best Rap Song category at the Grammys, and we now have a winner. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2026
Music Ralo Warns Young Thug About Jail For Allegedly Threatening Charleston White Young Thug and Ralo have been beefing for a while, so it's only natural the latter had something to say about Charleston White's claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Believes LeBron James' Absence From Caribana Shows He Was Never That Close With Drake A few days ago, Drake's close friend OVO Chubbs taunted LeBron James over missing Caribana amid the two superstars' beef. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Anthony Fantano Rap Verse Has Some Saying He Had Bar of the Year Anthony Fantano’s verse on Yuno Miles’ “Bobos Chicken” has fans joking he delivered Bar of the Year. By Tallie Spencer November 28, 2025
Music Stockton Rapper EBK Jaaybo Is Out On Bail, Fresh Out Of Jail EBK Jaaybo has released five albums since he made his debut in 2021 with two breakthrough albums, 2021 and Letter 4 The Streets. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 23, 2025
Music Drake Eyes Another Massive Streaming Milestone Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Release Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Drake is now the first artist in Spotify history to rack up over 120 billion streams. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Cash Out's Mugshot Surfaces As He Begins Life Sentence For Sex Trafficking A jury found Cash Out guilty of rape, sex trafficking, and RICO charges in his high-profile criminal trial, earlier this year. By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Pop Culture Uncle Luke Questions If Nicki Minaj Is "Lonely For Attention" Following AmFest Appearance It is safe to say that Nicki Minaj has lost the plot in a lot of people's eyes and that includes hip-hop icon Uncle Luke. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Music Tori Brixx Blasts Tory Lanez For Allegedly Pestering Her With Prison Phone Calls It's unclear what bond Tori Brixx and Tory Lanez have, but the former claimed the latter paid for a house and for rent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music YSL Lawyer Indicted For Alleged Involvement In Gang Activity & Drug Trafficking Nicole Fegan previously represented a defendant in the viral YSL RICO case, which centered around Young Thug. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Music Drake Hits Absurd Spotify Milestone That No Other Artist Has Achieved Drake's latest feat on Spotify refers is thanks to 300 songs in his catalog, and their streaming performance makes him one-of-one. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026
Music Baby Keem Reveals Release Date For New Album "Ca$ino" Baby Keem hasn't given us an album since 2021 with "The Melodic Blue," and now, it appears as though his next album is here. By Alexander Cole February 10, 2026