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Music Lil Kim Predicted Nicki Minaj's Downfall Years Ago On "The Breakfast Club" Charlamagne That God resurfaced Lil Kim's issue with Nicki Minaj in the wake of his explosive social media posts. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music Young Thug Ignites Debate By Revealing His Best Album According to Young Thug, when he dropped what he sees as his best album, he felt like he had "achieved the world." By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music Ksoo Receives Life Prison Sentence For Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of murdering rapper Lil Buck in 2020, and he also faces another murder case in the future. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Sir Jinx Demands Royalties From TI’s 2016 Dr. Dre Collab In New Lawsuit Sir Jinx alleges that he's not been adequately compensated for his 2016 collab with TI and Dr. Dre, "Dope." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Cardi B's "Am I The Drama?" Officially Debuts Atop The Billboard 200 Cardi B has officially secured her second straight chart-topping album behind a strong opening week for "AM I THE DRAMA?" By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Reference Tracks For Travis Scott's "UTOPIA" Surface Online On Saturday, fifteen reference tracks by Kanye West for Travis Scott became public, including songs from "UTOPIA." By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Disrespects 21 Savage And His Alleged Citizenship Status There have been some bubbling tensions between 21 Savage and 6ix9ine for some time, dating back to the "SAVAGE MODE II" days. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Young Thug's "UY Scuti" Draws Mixed Reactions From Fans On Social Media Young Thug dropped "UY Scuti" as his fourth studio album and his first release since getting out of jail on Friday. By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Dame Dash May Lose The Rights To His Life Story Amid $25 Million Bankruptcy Dame Dash allegedly owes money in unpaid taxes, child support, legal judgments, and more as he recently filed for bankruptcy. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Milagro Gramz Gets Scolded By Judge Amid Megan Thee Stallion Case Recently, a judge shot down Milagro Gramz's motion to subpoena Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez and Kelsey Harris. By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Gets Clowned After Becoming "First Rapper" To Own A Labubu Chain Soulja Boy is notoriously known for his ridiculous trendsetting claims, but he may actually be the only rapper to own this piece of ice. By Zachary Horvath September 15, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Reclaim No. 1 Chart Position Thanks To “Luther” Kendrick Lamar and SZA recently topped the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart once again, surpassing BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2025