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TV BET Hip Hop Awards Is Gone: The Cyphers, Chaos, & Culture A generation of Hip Hop fans grew up on moments the BET Hip Hop Awards made possible, & its absence leaves a gap the culture can’t easily fill. By Erika Marie August 08, 2025
Numbers DJ Akademiks Predicts First Week Sales Numbers For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" in a few weeks from now, and DJ Akademiks has some interesting predictions. By Alexander Cole April 27, 2026
Music Content Creator Blasts Chris Brown As A Colorist Following Viral Spat A social media user recently went off on Chris Brown for his controversial past, and the singer trolled the content creator in response. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music 50 Cent & Papoose Keep Trading Blows With Petty AI Videos And Attacks What's most ironic about this 50 Cent and Papoose beef is that Pap actually wants 50 to respond to another rap beef instead of his trolling. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Kanye West Refuses To Rap On Bhad Bhabie Diss Despite Clearing Sample Kanye West broke his silence on the new Bhad Bhabie diss, and clarified that he does not have ill will towards the people targeted. By Elias Andrews February 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Hilariously Recalls His First Time Meeting Eminem The G-Unit mogul thought it was all a prank. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 02, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Tell Judge To "Shut Up" While Interrupting Court To Shout "Free YB" NBA YoungBoy's passionate fans Zoom-bombed the court hearing. By Cole Blake July 22, 2024
Politics Nicki Minaj Calls Off Her Romania Concert Due To Protests No Roman in Romania. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 08, 2024
Music TI Shouts Out Young Thug On His Birthday Amid Possible Dismissal Of YSL RICO Case T.I. wants Young Thug out of prison as soon as possible, and his remarks to his fellow Atlanta rap star came at a very interesting time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2024
Music Trick Daddy Doubles Down On GloRilla Thirst With Explicit Rant Has Trick Daddy gone too far? By Caroline Fisher August 17, 2024
Music Drake's Wireless Festival Performances Featured Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Skepta & Countless More Guests Drake's star-studded Wireless Festival performances came as he continues to work on his new album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Drake, Yeat & Julia Wolf Open The "Dog House" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update "Fire Emoji" also had Young Thug, TiaCorine, and JID's new releases join this Drake, Yeat, and Julia Wolf single. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025