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Devin Morton July 17, 2025 Music Tyler The Creator rapped about a similar situation on Clipse's new album, but nothing linked it to Playboi Carti explicitly. Grains of salt!
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Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025 Music Kevin Gates and Dreka Gates have been butting heads legally for the last several months, and the former is dropping some heavy allegations.
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Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026 Music Mainstream hip-hop in 2025 was middling, to keep it brief, but the latest Hot 100 chart update may be a sign that a resurgence is upon us.
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Zachary Horvath January 08, 2026 Music Young Buck dropped "CAPpuccino," a diss track/response to Fat Joe's claims that him and his crew beat him up years ago.
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Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025 Music 1900Rugrat took to social media to share alleged DMs with Drake and claim he gave the Toronto superstar unreleased music ahead of "ICEMAN."
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Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026 Music DJ Akademiks was live on stream last night when Drake came through with the announcement that he was dropping three albums.
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Alexander Cole May 15, 2026 Music Ice Cube plans to commemorate 30 years of “Friday."
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Aron A. May 13, 2026 Music The Lil Tjay and Offset situation went down last month, and on "The Breakfast Club," Tjay addressed the situation.
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Alexander Cole May 13, 2026 Music Foolio's second murder trial is off to an interesting start as one of the suspects is allegedly fessing up already.
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Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026 Music Earlier this week, Drake announced that he will be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," on Friday, May 15.
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Cole Blake April 22, 2026 Music According to 6ix9ine, his mother Natividad Perez-Hernandez "loves Jewish people," which explains her gifts for Adin Ross.
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Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Original Content SZA & Nicki Minaj Twitter Beef, Explained Nicki Minaj and SZA unexpectedly got into a back and forth on X, but why did it start?
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Devin Morton 
Music Playboi Carti Allegedly Sent Tyler The Creator Cease And Desist Over "CHROMAKOPIA" Verse Tyler The Creator rapped about a similar situation on Clipse's new album, but nothing linked it to Playboi Carti explicitly. Grains of salt!
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Kevin Gates Levies Stealing Accusations Against Dreka Gates' Neglect Claims Kevin Gates and Dreka Gates have been butting heads legally for the last several months, and the former is dropping some heavy allegations.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Hip-Hop Makes A Huge Splash On The Hot 100 To Kick Off 2026 Mainstream hip-hop in 2025 was middling, to keep it brief, but the latest Hot 100 chart update may be a sign that a resurgence is upon us.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music The Joe Budden Podcast Predicts What Will Happen After Listening To Young Buck's Fat Joe Diss Young Buck dropped "CAPpuccino," a diss track/response to Fat Joe's claims that him and his crew beat him up years ago.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music 1900Rugrat Accuses Drake Of Stealing "Little Birdie" Beat For "ICEMAN" 1900Rugrat took to social media to share alleged DMs with Drake and claim he gave the Toronto superstar unreleased music ahead of "ICEMAN."
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Music DJ Akademiks Has An Out-Of-Body Experience As Drake Announces Triple-Album Release DJ Akademiks was live on stream last night when Drake came through with the announcement that he was dropping three albums.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Ice Cube Taps Mike Epps For “Friday” 30th Anniversary Concert Ice Cube plans to commemorate 30 years of “Friday."
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Aron A. 
Music Lil Tjay Admits He And Offset Could Become Cool Again Someday The Lil Tjay and Offset situation went down last month, and on "The Breakfast Club," Tjay addressed the situation.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Allegedly Suggests His Guilt Shortly After Arrest Foolio's second murder trial is off to an interesting start as one of the suspects is allegedly fessing up already.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Joe Budden Expects Drake To Diss J. Cole On "ICEMAN" Earlier this week, Drake announced that he will be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," on Friday, May 15.
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Cole Blake 
Music 6ix9ine’s Mother Surprises Adin Ross With Israeli Flag And Star Of David According to 6ix9ine, his mother Natividad Perez-Hernandez "loves Jewish people," which explains her gifts for Adin Ross.
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Caroline Fisher