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Music Hitmaka Claims He & Tory Lanez Wrote Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" Hitmaka told an alleged tale about Tory Lanez and Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again" track for the seventh "Fast & Furious" film. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music CyHi Slammed As A Hypocrite After Criticizing The Decline Of Street Lyricism CiHi recently took to Twitter to weigh in on the new generation of rappers, sparking a heated debated in his replies. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor Earn Several New RIAA Certifications For “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” It may be only a few weeks into 2026, but already, it's shaping up to be yet another massive year for Drake. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music J. Cole Impressed By Freestyling Fan On His “Trunk Sale” Tour Recently, J. Cole brought his "Trunk Sale" tour to Virginia, where he got to meet one extremely talented fan. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music Mike Epps Apologizes To Nicki Minaj For His Explicit Jokes A video of Mike Epps making inappropriate jokes about Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump recently surfaced online. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music GloRilla’s Sister Leaks Mother’s Alleged Angry Texts About The Rapper GloRilla's sister is not backing down since accusing the "TGIF" performer of financially neglecting their family. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music J. Cole Brings Career Full Circle, Sells "The Fall-Off" At North Carolina A&T J. Cole's career started by selling CDs out of his car at this Greensboro campus, so North Carolina A&T University means a lot to him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has An Out-Of-Body Experience As Drake Announces Triple-Album Release DJ Akademiks was live on stream last night when Drake came through with the announcement that he was dropping three albums. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music Chris Brown Seemingly Shades Zara Larsson In Response To Pitchfork Review Pitchfork gave Chris Brown's new album its lowest rating of the 2020s. By Aron A. May 13, 2026
Music Kanye West Shouldn't Be Persecuted, Prague Concert Producers Argue Ye's controversies continue to follow him. By Aron A. May 12, 2026
Music Young Thug Fires Back At Rich Homie Quan’s Camp: “Quan Went Against Me” Rich Homie Dre and Rich Homie Monta reacted after Young Thug claimed that he "never switched" on Rich Homie Quan. By Aron A. May 07, 2026
Music Drake Insider Hints That "ICEMAN" Will Feature A Unique Format The rumor comes as Drake is finally gearing up to release his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," next month. By Cole Blake April 29, 2026