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Music Rihanna’s 7-Month-Old Daughter Rocki Graces First Magazine Cover Rihanna and her third child, Rocki Irish, are on the cover of the "W- Magazine" 2026 Pop Issue just months after her birth. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Appears To Respond To Megan Thee Stallion's Claim That He's A Paid Bot Megan Thee Stallion recently went on a rant about her haters being paid bots, and it seems like DJ Akademiks took exception. By Alexander Cole October 28, 2025
Music Wack 100 Weighs In On Kodak Black Snitching Rumors Amid Jackboy Drama Recently, Jackboy posted an interrogation video dating back to 2015 and accused his foe Kodak Black of snitching. By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2025
Music Keefe D Sounded Completely Disinterested In Final Statement Before Tupac Sentencing Keefe D was sentenced to 40 years to life for the death of Tupac, and before his sentencing, he delivered an eye-opening statement. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
Music Big30 Pushes Against Prosecutors For Bond In Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Big30, Pooh Shiesty, and others stand accused of allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane over Pooh's record deal with Gucci. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Viciously Mocks Gucci Mane's Wife Over Her Allergy Claim Gucci Mane may want to retract his past apology to Nicki Minaj because she's continuing her verbal assault on his wife, Keyshia Ka'Oir. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Joe Budden Reacts To Latto Disproving His Drake Ghostwriting Claims "The Joe Budden Podcast" discussed musical influence, artistic camaraderie, and creative processes in relation to Latto and Drake. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music Trap Lore Ross Accuses Brian Steel Of Lying In Lil Durk Trial Additionally, a dispute over Lil Durk trial coverage escalated after Trap Lore Ross says members of Durk’s team confronted him outside court. By Erika Marie August 26, 2026
Music Who Is Yume? The Producer Working With Tory Lanez The rising artist-producer bagged her first Grammy nod at 15. By Demi Phillips September 28, 2023
Music Ebro Fires Back At Critics After Controversial Hot Take On Drake Ebro recently went viral and began receiving backlash for a comment he made about drake in an episode of "Rap Life Review." By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music The Horror Films That Built Hip-Hop’s Dark Side: Screams & 808s From 21 Savage, Dr. Dre & More From eerie piano loops to cinematic terror, here's how horror movie scores shaped the heartbeat of modern hip-hop. By Aron A. October 31, 2025
Music Finesse2Tymes Laughs Off Offset Wanting To Fight Him Finesse2Tymes has been trading shots on social media with Offset since the Migos rapper took issue with his comments on Cardi B. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026