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Music Lefty Gunplay Allegedly Blocked From Going Onstage During Kendrick Lamar's L.A. Show Lefty Gunplay has not addressed this at press time, so take this Kendrick Lamar concert narrative with a grain of salt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Hits Massive Sales Milestone Despite Not Dropping In 2025 Beyond a few big features, 2025 has mostly been Kendrick Lamar's year to flex all of the success of the previous summer's Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Cardi B Explains Why She Belongs In Rap's "Big Three" With Nicki Minaj & Megan Thee Stallion Cardi B spoke on Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion while promoting her long-awaited upcoming album, "Am I The Drama?" By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Shares Footage Of His Cane Corso Scaring Off A Burglar Boosie Badazz says he was in Dallas when he learned that someone had allegedly attempted to break into his house. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music Cardi B Gets Brutally Honest About Artists Backing Out Of “Am I The Drama?” Cardi B's sophomore album "Am I The Drama?" boasts features from Kehlani, Megan Thee Stallion, Selena Gomez, Janet Jackson, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music Pusha T Responds To Ex-Clipse Manager Anthony "Geezy" Gonzalez On "Brambleton" Pusha T speaks on Anthony "Geezy" Gonzalez's VladTV interview on "It's Almost Dry" intro, "Brambleton." By Aron A. April 22, 2022
Sports Kid Rock Labels Jay-Z A "DEI Hire" For The NFL Kid Rock performed at Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show,” in protest of the NFL's selection of Bad Bunny. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Claimed Megan Thee Stallion Wasn't A "Vulnerable Victim" In Appeal Tory Lanez and his legal team unsuccessfully tried to overturn his conviction and prison sentence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul Chimes Into Viral Drake Debate From Bas Bas lit a fire in hip-hop discourse recently when he called out Ebro's criticism of Drake concerning hip-hop culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2025
Music Wack 100 Threatens To Take Legal Action Against Big U Over Snitching Allegations Shortly before Big U turned himself in, he went live on Instagram, where he alleged that Wack 100 is "working with the FBI." By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music Infamous Leaker Noah “King Bob” Urban Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence Authorities originally arrested Noah “King Bob” Urban back in January 2024 for his alleged involvement in wire fraud. By Cole Blake August 21, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Revels In Anthony Fantano Slur Controversy Last week, Anthony Fantano addressed resurfaced old clips of him using slurs, prompting a response from Azealia Banks. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025