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Music Playboi Carti Seemingly Responds To Assault Allegations Involving Gio Ramos Playboi Carti was allegedly cited for allegedly assaulting his limo driver after an alleged altercation with Giovanna Ramos in Utah. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Offset Confirms Whether Or Not Lil Tjay Shot Him Offset recently had a conversation with DJ Akademiks where he offered up some details of his now infamous run-in with Lil Tjay. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2026
Music 21 Savage Reveals His Stance On Rap Beef When Asked About Drake & Kendrick Lamar In a resurfaced interview, 21 Savage was asked whether or not he thinks Drake and Kendrick Lamar could ever squash their beef. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky's New Album "Don't Be Dumb" Gains 500K Pre-Saves On Spotify Alone A$AP Rocky is dropping the "Punk Rocky" single off of his upcoming album "Don't Be Dumb" tomorrow, so the hype is getting even more real. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Listening Party Is Causing Uncertainty Amongst Fans Kanye West fans aren't happy about the album not dropping but what fans were able to hear at the listening party is sparking debate. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Seemingly Justifies Paying For Nicki Minaj Collab To Go Number One 6ix9ine didn't explicitly confirm this claim about the 2020 Nicki Minaj collab "Trollz," but he didn't explicitly deny it either. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Meek Mill Says "Dreams & Nightmares" Is One Of The Best Songs Ever Philly rapper Meek Mill is patting himself on the back, saying he hasn't "seen nothing with the same impact" as his classic track. By Erika Marie May 11, 2026
Music Audio Of Cassie Allegedly Threatening To Kill An Escort Releases To The Public The Diddy trial continues in New York, and now, the public is being made privy to an audio recording of Cassie issuing alleged threats. By Alexander Cole June 19, 2025
Music Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dead At 25 The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Kanye West Has Been Effectively Blacklisted From Performing In Europe Kanye West has given a couple of recent performances in Asia and previewed other planned concerts in Central Europe. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Rick Ross Mocks Drake & 50 Cent On Fat Joe & Jadakiss' Show On the most recent episode of "Joe And Jada," Rick Ross threw shade at 50 Cent and vaguely addressed why he's beefing with Drake. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Relationships Shaboozey Sparks SZA Dating Rumors After Allegedly Sneaking Her Into His Photo Dump SZA has been romantically linked to Drake and an ex-fiancé of 11 years total. Shaboozey was connected to Emily Ratajkowski in 2024. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025