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Music REASON Releases Savage Joey Badass Diss "The Dead Apple" Amid Ray Vaughn Beef We now have a four-way street of diss tracks between REASON, Joey Badass, Ray Vaughn, and Daylyt. There are a few more players, too... By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music Daylyt Shares Ominous Picture Of Capital STEEZ Amid Joey Badass Beef Capital STEEZ is the late Pro Era rap partner of Joey Badass, who is currently in a lyrical war with Daylyt and Ray Vaughn. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Chris Brown’s $500 Million “History Of Violence” Lawsuit Tossed Out By Judge In 2024, "Chris Brown: A History Of Violence" aired on ID, diving into the hitmaker's allegedly problematic past. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Boldly Labels Drake's "For All The Dogs" A Classic DJ Akademiks labeling a Drake album a classic is nowhere near shocking, but it is slightly more surprising given "FATD's" middling reviews. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music Cam'ron Shows Dame Dash Love For Standing Up To Jim Jones In Old Video Cam'ron saw Freekey Zekey's upload of a video of Jim Jones confronting Dame Dash with an entourage amid their current beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Joe Budden Confronts DJ Akademiks For Not Defending Him Against Adin Ross Joe Budden took strong issue with Adin Ross' Doechii criticisms, and DJ Akademiks explained why he's not checking Ross' Budden disses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Timbaland Issues Apology For Stealing Producer's Beat To Avoid Potential Lawsuit Timbaland's AI venture continues to ruffle feathers as he was forced to apologize for stealing a beat or face some legal consequences. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Lawsuit Accusing Fat Joe Of Ordering A Hit On Him Fat Joe's former hype man, Terrance "T.A." Dixon, filed a massive lawsuit on the New York rapper earlier this week. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Reveals She's Got A New Album Dropping Soon The upcoming project will mark Sexyy Red's first full-length release since dropping "In Sexyy We Trust" in 2024. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Debates Their Issues With Lil Wayne's New Album "Tha Carter VI" While "The Joe Budden Podcast" had some criticisms of Lil Wayne's new album, they also had praise for "Tha Carter VI" and its lyricism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music Ray J Goes Off After YouTuber Alleges He Was Involved In Whitney Houston’s Death In a now-deleted Instagram post, Ray J shut down a conspiracy theory related to Whitney Houston's tragic passing. By Caroline Fisher June 07, 2025
Politics Kanye West Begs Elon Musk & Donald Trump To Stop Fighting Elon Musk has been at odds with Donald Trump in response to the President's newly proposed domestic spending bill. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025