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Music J. Cole Reveals His Wife Cried Over Kendrick Lamar Apology J. Cole recently spoke on his relationship with Kendrick Lamar and Drake in a new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music Beastie Boys: Where Are They Now? The Beastie Boys proved that transitioning to Hip Hop was an achievable feat. By Demi Phillips February 07, 2024
Music Young Thug Allegedly Told 21 Savage That He Wanted To Ruin Gunna's Rollout In Leaked Call Young Thug and 21 Savage have had several clips of a call be made public, the latest clips being Thug addressing the Gunna situation. By Devin Morton August 31, 2025
Music Rapsody Breaks Silence On Why Joey Bada$$ Canceled His "Dark Aura Tour" Rapsody was going to serve as a supporting act alongside Ab-Soul for Joey Bada$$'s highly anticipated "Dark Aura Tour." By Cole Blake October 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Official Grammys Submissions For 2026 Revealed Kendrick Lamar already won big last year, but he "opened his mouth" again with the "GNX" album and other collaborations under his belt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music T.I. Takes Aim At 50 Cent With Another Diss Track, “Right One” T.I. and 50 Cent have been at odds on social media since their possible matchup on "Verzuz" recently fell through. By Cole Blake February 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Release Window For Drake's "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks hopped on stream on Monday night and offered up his take on when Drake's "ICEMAN" will hit the masses. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Ja Rule Disses 50 Cent & Defends Max B Over Jumping Rumors Ja Rule promised to explain the alleged jumping today after 50 Cent and Max B chimed in on these murky rumors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Drake Pokes Fun At Nicki Minaj & Cardi B's Feud On New Album "ICEMAN" Drake and Nicki Minaj have a strong Young Money bond, but the former has a past amicability with the latter's rival, Cardi B. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Wale Admits His Run-In With Kai Cenat Affected His Mental Health Kai Cenat famously did not recognize Wale when they ran into each other at the BET Awards, earlier this year. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music K. Michelle Warns "Everybody" Could Go To Jail With What She Knows About R. Kelly K. Michelle also explained that she was in love with R. Kelly after learning about the music industry from him. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music B.G. Reveals Why Lil Wayne Wasn't At Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz" Considering the drama between Turk, Birdman, and Cash Money right now, B.G. cleared the air around Lil Wayne's recent "Verzuz" absence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025