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Music Kanye West Takes The Next Step Towards Releasing "Bully" Kanye West recently confirmed a tracklist for "Bully," featuring a total of 13 songs that will be spread across two sides. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Reunites With Wyclef Jean At The Grammys During D'Angelo & Roberta Flack Tribute Lauryn Hill took to the stage tonight at the Grammy Awards for a special tribute to D'Angelo and Roberta Flack. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2026
Music Gunna Reportedly Has A New Documentary Coming To Netflix The billboard comes after Gunna reportedly hosted a private screening for the documentary in New York City, last year. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Music DMX's Ex Wife Alleges That His Girlfriend Sent A Warlock To Her House To Stop Her Prayers DMX's ex wife Tashera Simmons made these comments about the late rapper's then-girlfriend on the Hardly Initiated podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Family Photo After Super Bowl Resurfaces Kendrick Lamar has been performing nonstop this year, but at least he finds pockets of quality time in between the ruckus. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Takes Aim At SZA Once Again In More Scathing Posts Nicki Minaj's latest post comes in response to SZA leaking a text message of her asking for a feature back in 2020. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Against UMG Has Officially Been Dismissed Drake was suing UMG for defamation following Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track, and now, the lawsuit has been dismissed. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Questions Jay-Z's Relationship With Meek Mill Jay-Z and Meek Mill are connected not just via music, but also via their REFORM Alliance with Roc Nation for criminal justice reform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs Breaks His Silence On Recent Run-In With Benny The Butcher Amid Beef Westside Gunn suggested Benny The Butcher and Freddie Gibbs tried to bury the hatchet, whereas others weren't as optimistic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music Drake Makes A Promise About "ICEMAN" As Fans Demand Answers Drake is currently in the midst of a rollout for his new album "ICEMAN," and the fans are still wondering when the release will happen. By Alexander Cole December 22, 2025
Music Latto Firmly Shuts Down Fivio Foreign Amid His Beef With 21 Savage Amid his beef with 21 Savage, Fivio Foreign posted a clip of his and Latto's 2020 XXL cypher, in which she joked about sleeping with him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Analyzes Young Thug’s Comment To Kid Cudi Testifying Against Diddy DJ Akademiks is known for his commentary on hip hop current events. He has been very vocal during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025