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Music Max B Reveals He’s Ready To Squash Jim Jones Beef Before Prison Release According to Max B, his time in prison has reshaped his outlook on a lot of things, including his feud with Jim Jones. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music 910 Space Demands Fight With J. Cole Over Alleged Diss On "The Fall-Off" According to fellow North Carolina rapper 910 Space, J. Cole reignited their feud on the latter's new album "The Fall-Off." By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026
Music Offset Announces Surprise Album Dropping On Halloween Offset has fans hoping for something similar to 2017's trap classic "Without Warning," which also dropped on Halloween. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Drake Fans & Haters Debate Spotify's Correction Of "ICEMAN" Numbers Last week, Spotify retracted their claim about Drake boasting the most-streamed song on the platform in a single day in 2026. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music Westside Gunn Turns Nicolás Maduro's Arrest Into An Album Cover Donald Trump originally shared the image of Nicolas Maduro after Saturday's arrest on his Truth Social account. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Suge Knight Claims He Was Ready To Break Dr. Dre's Jaw If Eve Asked Eve previously discussed her relationship with Suge Knight and Dr. Dre in her 2024 memoir, "Who’s That Girl?" By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Drake Fans Hope His Throwback Pic Of Nicki Minaj Means They're Collaborating Again Soon The last time that Drake and Nicki Minaj teamed up for a song was the dancehall-inspired 2023 "Pink Friday 2" cut "Needle." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music J. Cole's Manager Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad Tells Hip-Hop Fans To Stop Being Critics There's a lot of conversation around J. Cole's new album and comparisons to other new LPs, which Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad wants to question. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music Chris Brown's New Album Receives Pitchfork's Lowest Score Of The 2020s So Far Chris Brown's new album "BROWN" has been drawing some polarizing reviews, and there is no better example than Pitchfork. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Wishes Death On Rory While Crashing Out On Him & Mal Amid Rory's alleged racist old tweets controversy, DJ Akademiks posted pictures of him in public with his child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Calls Offset A “Rat” In Viral Interview Outside Of Jail Offset is recovering and doing "fine" after being shot at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida on Monday. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Drake Makes Fun Of Rick Ross With Witty Joke About Fake Jewelry Drake and Rick Ross are still not on great terms after The Boy went after him on "Push Ups" during the start of the Kendrick Lamar feud. By Zachary Horvath September 02, 2025