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Music Mo3’s Manager Recalls Heartbreaking Final Phone Call With Late Artist During Fatal Shooting During a recent interview, Mo3's manager Rainwater provided more insight into the shooting that took the rapper's life. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie Laughs Off Death Threat She Received Via Text Message You might think this is over the Alabama Barker feud, but Bhad Bhabie sadly has a far longer history of dealing with the haters. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music TDE Punch Explains How Nicki Minaj & SZA's Beef Started Both Nicki Minaj and SZA posted several fiery messages aimed at one another on social media on Tuesday night. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Joyner Lucas Fires Back At Skepta With New Diss Track, "Nobody Cares" Joyner Lucas and Skepta have been hinting at dropping diss tracks aimed at one another for the last couple of weeks. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Slams Reports Of His Disastrous Shanghai Show Kanye West recently caused the cancelation of a Slovakian festival due to fans and artists speaking out against his inclusion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Consequence Teams Up With Kanye West For Upcoming Single While Consequence didn't share many details of his new Kanye West-produced track, he did say it's reminiscent of the "old Kanye.” By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2025
Music Drake Dethrones Kendrick Lamar As Rapper With Most Spotify Monthly Listeners These tides shifted a lot during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, and we don't expect this comparison to die anytime soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025
Music Raekwon Drops Stacked Tracklist For New Album "The Emperor's New Clothes" Raekwon's new album "The Emperor's New Clothes" is part of a treasure trove of classic MCs dropping new projects via Mass Appeal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Is Eligible For RIAA Diamond Certification Kendrick Lamar is continuing to reach new sales milestones with last year's hit Drake diss track, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Ying Yang Twins Leave Fans Puzzled After Bizarre SeaWorld Performance You probably know The Ying Yang Twins best for their crunk classics, as even the crowd at SeaWorld got down to "Get Low." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Lil Baby Fashooo Admits To The Aftermath Of His $10 Million Miami Airbnb Rental From Influencer Gabriel Reck Lil Baby original WHAM Tour line-up included BigXThaPlug and NLE Choppa. BigX would exit the world tour following a leg injury. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Music Travis Scott Shows Love To Drake Again Amid Rumored Beef By Jamming To "NOKIA" It's a little unclear on where Drake stands with Travis Scott these days, but it seems the latter has no issues with his Canadian counterpart. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025