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Music DDG Calls Out Brands "Switching Up" On Him Due To Halle Bailey Allegations DDG recently celebrated surpassing one million followers on Twitch, but he's still frustrated with how the Halle Bailey drama is playing out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music 50 Cent Swallows His Pride And Encourages Dame Dash To Bounce Back From Financial Woes Dame Dash has to cough up a lot of cash and assets due to his debts and lawsuit judgements. But 50 Cent thinks he can win again one day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Diddy Denied Bail Following Mixed Verdict Diddy and his family were relieved and happy with the final results of his trial, but he will have to go back to jail for now. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Original Content Ice Cube’s Good, Bad & The Ugly: On “Man Up,” Kendrick Lamar & Why He’ll Never Have An A&R Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album. By Aron A. September 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Told Drake To Leave Kendrick Lamar Alone According to DJ Akademiks, Drake's explosive lyrical battle with Kendrick Lamar should be the Toronto rapper's last. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music 50 Cent Weighs In After A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Gets Into Frightening Brawl In Japan A Boogie wit da Hoodie was involved in a major fight with his crew at a nightclub in Japan on Friday night. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces He's Dropping An Album On July 4th NBA YoungBoy has been in high demand ever since getting out and being pardoned by Donald Trump in late May and now, he's fully delivering. By Zachary Horvath June 16, 2025
Music Pusha T Reveals Why He Doesn’t See Kanye West As A Man According to Pusha T, he and his former collaborator Kanye West have never seen eye to eye outside of music. By Caroline Fisher June 24, 2025
Music Young Thug Settles Lil Wayne Beef And Hints At Having A Collab Album In The Works Young Thug's comments on Lil Wayne come after dropping his highly anticipated new album, "UY Scuti," last Friday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mercilessly Disses Young Thug In Snippet Of New Song 6ix9ine has been trolling Young Thug on social media for weeks as backlash continues to surround the Atlanta rapper. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Music Fabolous & Maino Clown Jim Jones For Getting Stranded On The Highway Jim Jones recently had to go on a mile-long trek to a gas station after running out of fuel on the highway. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music The Game Shares Where He And Drake Stand Today With everyone out west seemingly turning the cold shoulder on Drake post the Kendrick Lamar beef, The Game reveals his standing with him. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025