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Music Blueface's Lawsuit Debt To Mother Of Soulja Boy's Child Keeps Growing Jackilyn Martinez won a defamation lawsuit against Blueface while he was in prison, stemming from his viral beef with Soulja Boy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Top5 Says Drake Co-Signs Are Dead Top5 has been a staunch Drake defender, but he felt was deeply betrayed by his Toronto counterpart for knowingly showing love to his foe. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Has Harsh Takes About J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" While "The Joe Budden Podcast" doesn't think J. Cole's album "The Fall-Off" is bad by any means, they spoke on common first-day critiques. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Relationships Young Thug Accuses Mariah The Scientist Of Standing Him Up On Their 1st Date Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist have been dating since 2021, but their first date wasn't the best start. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Drake Scolds DJ Akademiks For Not Congratulating Him On His Birthday DJ Akademiks definitely did celebrate Drake's birthday, but these cheeky jokes led to yet another "ICEMAN" tease. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Was "Embarrassed" By Rant Calling Out Drake, Nicki Minaj, And Rick Ross Gucci Mane went a on a furious X (then Twitter) rant in 2013 where he called out Drake, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and plenty others. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Fans Believe She's Targeting Joe Budden In Fiery Rant About Male Podcasters Cardi B and Joe Budden have had their issues, and it seems like tensions were reignited following his podcast's thoughts on her trial. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Honors Lil Uzi Vert With Heartfelt Shoutout In Philadelphia Playboi Carti's latest remarks about Lil Uzi Vert have fans reminiscing and expressing their hopes for the future. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
TV Ebro & Peter Rosenberg Call DJ Akademiks An "Algorithm Hustler" Following Complex List Ebro was ranked in Top 10 in Complex's Hip-Hop Media Power Rankings, with DJ Akademiks taking the number one spot. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Joe Budden Denies TDE Paid Him To Support Kendrick Lamar Against Drake Although Joe Budden has had beef with Drake in the past, he said neither TDE, Kendrick Lamar, nor any other artist has paid him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Named Apple Music’s Most-Streamed Rap Song Of 2025 Kendrick Lamar's hit Drake diss track, "Not Like Us," has earned him yet another impressive streaming title. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music Dame Dash Calls Out 50 Cent For "Tearing Down" Diddy Via Documentary This Diddy take came after 50 Cent took a random shot at Dame Dash and his teeth to celebrate the holidays. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025