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Politics Ugandan General Demands Jay-Z To Give Him Beyoncé Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has expressed his love for Beyonce before, and now, he wants Jay-Z to fight him for her love. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
Music Metro Boomin Boasts Impressive Feature List For New Mixtape "A Futuristic Summa" While some familiar names will appear on this Metro Boomin mixtape, its most exciting guests are Southern rap icons of yesteryear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 28, 2025
Music Suge Knight Drags Diddy Through The Mud While Reacting To His Sentence Suge Knight recently spoke from behind bars to blast Diddy and his team's publicity and narrative efforts to accompany his 50-month sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music AllStar JR Hints At His Alleged Involvement In The Shooting Of NBA Ben 10 Earlier this week, NBA YoungBoy affiliate NBA Ben 10 was shot at a Houston restaurant, and it appears AllStar JR was allegedly involved. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Young Thug Continues To Defend Himself Amid Flurry Of Snitching Allegations Young Thug and the YSL collective have been dominating headlines over these last couple of days thanks to a resurfaced police interrogation. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Music Cardi B Issues A Scathing Takedown As Her Final Message To Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj reignited her beef with Cardi B, earlier this week, by making jokes about her relationship with Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Is Quitting Music And It's All Because Of Jay-Z… Allegedly Nicki Minaj went on a scathing rant about Jay-Z and Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez before the announcement on social media. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music Jay-Z Reveals Who Could Defeat Him In A Verzuz Battle There’s been plenty of debate about who could take Jay-Z in a Verzuz battle over the years, and now, his own take has resurfaced. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music Pregnant Detroit Rapper Siditty Shot & Killed, Family Alleges Targeted Attack Siditty, real name Qualeisha Barnes, was fatally shot in Atlanta. She was reportedly a nursing student in addition to her rap career. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Drake Admits He “F*cked Up” Last Summer In New Track In ICEMAN Episode 3 In Summer 2024, Drake battled Kendrick Lamar for Hip Hop supremacy. Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” reigned over Drake’s disses. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 04, 2025
Music 50 Cent Targets T.I.’s Family With Out-Of-Pocket Insults After King Harris Rant 50 Cent and T.I. are currently going back and forth on social media, and neither of them are holding back. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music A Comprehensive Guide To Young Thug's Leaked Jail Calls It's been an eventful week for Young Thug after leaked calls during his incarceration surfaced. By Devin Morton September 10, 2025