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Music Gucci Mane Looks Back At Clone Conspiracy: "I Love The Person I Grew To Be" Gucci Mane looks back at his release from prison in 2016. By Aron A. September 10, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Quotes Jay-Z While Calling United Nations Speech A "MAGA Flex" With a new Nicki Minaj album coming soon, her recent United Nations speech is inspiring more bars... With some Jay-Z shade thrown in there. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Diddy Scores Court Victory As Judge Permits Him To Serve Accuser Via Newspaper Earlier this year, Diddy filed a lawsuit against Courtney Burgess for allegedly spreading false information about him. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Math Teacher Goes Viral With Back-To-School Rap Over Drake’s “Nokia” Drake’s “Nokia,” which appeared on $ome $exy $songs 4 U reached No. 1 on the Billboard Rhythmic charts and almost dethroned “Luther.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 23, 2025
Relationships DJ Akademiks Firmly Believes Megan Thee Stallion's Relationship With Klay Thompson Is A PR Stunt Folks aren't too surprised by DJ Akademiks' latest take on Megan Thee Stallion due to his commentary on the Tory Lanez situation and etc. By Zachary Horvath August 20, 2025
Music Zeus Network Hit With Intense Backlash Over New Docuseries Involving Diddy's Sons Justin and Christian Combs' show announcement comes as Diddy remains behind bars after his conviction, earlier this year. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music Drake Makes A Promise About "ICEMAN" As Fans Demand Answers Drake is currently in the midst of a rollout for his new album "ICEMAN," and the fans are still wondering when the release will happen. By Alexander Cole December 22, 2025
Music Keefe D Left Scrambling After Latest Update In His Tupac Murder Trial Duane "Keefe D" Davis will have to find new legal counsel to help him navigate the murder case against him regarding Tupac Shakur. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music California Supreme Court Decides If They Will Uphold Tory Lanez's Conviction An appellate panel previously found more than enough evidence proving that Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion, affirming Lanez's sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Mal Says Recent Drake Snippets Aren't on “ICEMAN,” Provides Release Date Update During a recent episode of his podcast, Mal discussed Drake's highly anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN." By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Snaps On Fan Who Says Future Could Beat Him Hit-For-Hit It's been a long time since Future and NBA YoungBoy have crossed over, but YB's recent challenge might lead to some new developments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026
Reviews J. Cole’s "Birthday Blizzard ’26" Proves Skill Outlasts Status With his four-track "Birthday Blizzard ’26," J. Cole brings back a format rap has been missing, and losing the top spot has only fueled his fire. By Aron A. February 03, 2026