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Music Jay-Z Believes Drake & Kendrick Lamar's Beef Is Proof That Battling Has Gone Too Far Jay-Z recently spoke with GQ, where he said that rap battles are losing their place in the culture after Drake & Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Pop Smoke’s Family To Honor His Legacy With Brooklyn Coffee Shop Pop Smoke's family is opening up a new coffee shop called Pop's Place, and they're currently looking for baristas. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Pop Culture Lil Peep's Tattoos & Their Meanings Late rapper Lil Peep had around 59 tattoos at the time of his death. Here's a look at some of their meanings. By Josh Megson March 30, 2023
Pop Culture Crip Mac Reacts To Island Boys Kissing: "That's Custer Activity" Crip Mac is not a fan of the clip. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2023
Relationships Shyne Accuses Brandy Of Lying And Doubles Down On Their Relationship History Brandy described her relationship with Shyne as "platonic" in a statement after he discussed her on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Afroman Beat The Case—So Where Are Free Speech Warriors When Hip-Hop’s On Trial? Free speech is a right, but it's often framed as a privilege. Afroman refused to let it be weaponized against him. By Aron A. March 21, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Knew Of Meek Mill & Diddy's Alleged Romance Years Ago, Fans Speculate In Diddy's latest lawsuit, he's accused of claiming to have slept with "a Philadelphia rapper who dated Nicki Minaj." By Caroline Fisher February 29, 2024
Music Jay-Z Reveals Why He Didn't Appear On Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out" Jay-Z also seemingly hinted at working on new music while speaking with Frazier Tharpe for the GQ interview. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Pop Culture 3LW's Kiely Williams Claims She Had Sex With 3 Members Of B2K—At The Same Time She made a wild admission in a recent interview after she revisited her "hoe days"—her words, not ours. By Erika Marie January 20, 2023
Music Joe Budden Takes Issue With Jay-Z's Hot Take On Rap Battles Jay-Z explained his issue with modern rap battles during an interview with Frazier Tharpe for GQ on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Future Confirms New Album Is On The Way While Performing Unreleased Song Future's recent teases about a new album follow a pretty quiet 2025 and a gargantuan 2024 with three projects. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Kris Kross: Where Are They Now? A look into the lives and careers of of the two best friends that made Kris Kross. By TeeJay Small December 26, 2023