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Music Drake & Tory Lanez Spotted Playing Basketball In Miami Watch Drake & Tory Lanez hoop it up together at the Miami Heat facilities Friday. By Kevin Goddard December 09, 2017
Music XXXTentacion's Mother Reveals Name Of His Unborn Child The baby shower for XXXTentacion's unborn child went down as planned. By Devin Ch November 25, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Breaks Down The Science Behind Her Writing Process Nicki Minaj waxes poetic on the storied art of lyricism. By Mitch Findlay August 16, 2018
Music Chrisean Rock Again Denies Involvement In Ronny Doe’s Murder Another accusation about Ronny Doe’s killing drew a blunt response from Chrisean Rock during a recent livestream. By Erika Marie August 18, 2026
Music Slayr & DC The Don Trade Disses On X After Alleged Collab Falls Through Slayr and DC The Don are two underground artists who are now going off on each other over on social media. By Alexander Cole July 27, 2026
Music Offset Reveals Casino Confrontation Was A Skit A confrontation over high-stakes bets looked real enough to make news, but the rapper says viewers were watching a planned stunt. By Erika Marie October 05, 2026
Music 7 Rappers Who Retired & Later Returned The hip hop community has seen many of its biggest stars retire, only to come back and release more music. By Wyatt Westlake July 06, 2023
Music SZA Responds To Rumor That Frank Ocean Was Axed Last Minute Prior To "Lana's" Release A Frank fan page made the claim. By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2024
Tech Kendrick Lamar's Iconic "Mustard" Yell Finds New Life As A Fortnite Emote It's very bizarre to see a Kendrick Lamar banger land on "Fortnite," but given his massive media run, it was only a matter of time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Relationships Remy Ma Says Fans Would Cry If They Knew The Truth About Papoose Marriage Remy Ma's rant about Papoose comes after his new love interest, Claressa Shields, appeared on "The Breakfast Club." By Cole Blake May 22, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Wants To Fight Meek Mill In A Boxing Match With Adin Ross' Help DJ Akademiks asked Adin Ross to set up Akademiks versus Meek Mill and Doodie Lo versus 6ix9ine for Brand Risk's next boxing event. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Streetwear Drake Gifts Pink OVO Chains To Stunna Sandy And Sexyy Red Drake gifted Stunna Sandy and Sexyy Red matching pink OVO pendants, and both artists showed them off right away. By Ben Atkinson September 17, 2026