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Music How Tall Is Slim? Exploring The Cash Money Co-Founder's Height Unraveling the mystery surrounding Slim's height and delving into his influential role in music business. By Axl Banks February 14, 2024
Music Drake Previews Unreleased Song During Second “ICEMAN” Stream Drake continues to tease his eagerly awaited upcoming ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which he says is coming soon. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music TDE's Punch Draws Backlash For Wanting "Unity" In Hip-Hop After Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle Punch has been all over Twitter since the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef blew up, which made OVO fans call these new comments hypocritical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Timothée Chalamet Finally Answers Whether Or Not He's Really EsDeeKid EsDeeKid is a rising rapper in the UK underground, and there are legions of fans who believe he is actually Timothée Chalamet. By Alexander Cole December 11, 2025
Music Kay Flock Disses "Goofy" Young Thug During Call With Streamer Konvy Kay Flock is the latest to diss Young Thug, doing so while appearing on stream (via phone) with Kick user Konvy. By Devin Morton September 11, 2025
Music Jay-Z Catches Heat For Failing To Help Dame Dash With Financial Struggles Lance "Un" Rivera believes Jay-Z should honor the Roc-A-Fella bond and get Dame Dash out of his financial rut. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Allegedly Exposes Athletes & Other Rappers By Leaking Explicit DMs Sexyy Red has been turning up the social media antics in promotion of her new hit single, "Hoochie Coochie." By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Music Pharrell Williams Files $14 Million Lawsuit Against Alleged Counterfeiter Clothing Brand Spreadshirt Pharrell Williams' fashion career spans from launching his own clothing brand to serving as an executive at Louis Vuitton. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 23, 2025
Music Suge Knight Reveals What 2Pac Told Afeni Shakur In The Final Moments Of His Life In The Hospital Suge Knight's comments come as Duane “Keffe D” Davis will finally be heading to trial for his alleged role in the killing of 2Pac, next year. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music BabyChiefDoIt Sparks Outrage By Admitting ChatGPT Writes His Raps Social media users have a lot to say about BabyChiefDoIt's latest admission about using AI to make his music. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music Drake Spotted Recording New Music Video For "ICEMAN" Drake is currently working on his new album "ICEMAN," and it appears as though a music video is currently in the works. By Alexander Cole April 07, 2026
Music Lil Durk Trial Could Face Delay Until 2026 Due To "Complex" Case Lil Durk and his legal team disagree with prosecutors and defense attorneys, as he wants to face trial this October as previously scheduled. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025