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Music Kanye West Disses Kendrick Lamar Again By Leaving Him Off His "12 Rap Kings" List Kanye West previously hated on "Not Like Us" and named various rapper who deserved a Super Bowl slot before Kendrick Lamar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music DDG Puts "Pink Dreads" Producer On Blast For Trying To Extort Him The rapper is alleging blackmail. By Elias Andrews January 29, 2025
Music Vince Staples Bashes Developers For Selling Land Amidst L.A. Wildfires He dubbed them "white devils." By Elias Andrews January 14, 2025
Music R Kelly Reveals Massive Streaming Income Despite Being Locked Up He still has lots of fans. By Elias Andrews December 03, 2024
Music Lil Wayne's Son, Lil Novi, Reveals What He Thinks Is His Dad's Best Album It's an understandable take given he just turned 15 three days ago. By Zachary Horvath December 02, 2024
Music Snoop Dogg Can't Stop Laughing At Dave Blunts' Viral Juice WRLD Day Diss Snoop Dogg has apologized to Dave Blunts. By Cole Blake December 02, 2024
Pop Culture Christopher "Play" Martin Net Worth 2024: What Is The Kid 'N Play Rap Legend Worth? Dive into the multifaceted career of Christopher "Play" Martin, from his Kid 'n Play fame to impactful roles in entertainment and community outreach. By Rain Adams March 05, 2024
Music LUCKI Sued By EMPIRE For Alleged Contract Breach After Releasing Song Via Rival Distributor LUCKI is facing a lawsuit from EMPIRE after allegedly breaching his contract by releasing music through rival distributor UnitedMasters. By Tallie Spencer October 23, 2025
Music Drake Appears To Diss A$AP Rocky And Others On Potential "ICEMAN" Snippet Most of the chatter around Drake has been his UMG lawsuit loss, but he is still hard at work on "ICEMAN" and this snippet is "spicy." By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music TDE's Punch Weighs In On Jack Harlow's "Got Blacker" Debate Jack Harlow said he "got Blacker" on his new album "Monica," and TDE's Punch is the latest to chime in on this controversial statement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Proclaims That She Is Drake's Successor In Hip-Hop Sexyy Red proclaimed herself to be Drake's protégé in response to a fan's comparison between Drizzy, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Rick Ross Gives Evasive Answer When Asked About Drake’s Monumental UMG Lawsuit The Drake and Rick Ross beef headlines have fallen to the wayside, but it's clear that Rozay still feels a way about his former collaborator. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025