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Music Pooh Shiesty Goes Number One As Gucci Mane Trial Looms Large Pooh Shiesty remains behind bars as he awaits trial in Gucci Mane case, but his new album, "All Eyes On Shiest" is seeing huge returns. By Alexander Cole August 11, 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 It's About Time Lil Wayne Retires "Tha Carter" Series "Tha Carter" used to document Lil Wayne's evolution. Now it exists to preserve a legacy that already cemented itself over a decade ago. By Aron A. May 29, 2026
Music Drake Drops Full "ICEMAN" Zine With Dr. Dre, DJ Khaled, And More Teases Drake released a full batch of "ICEMAN" promotional pictures, including possible references to 2024's rap battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Explains Why He Will Never Do Verzuz During a conversation with DJ Drama, Lil Wayne offered an explanation for why he would never do a Verzuz battle. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Catches Heat Over Message To Women Fans: "Thank God Y'all Didn't Know Me When I Was Single" A$AP Rocky had a message for the women in the crowd at his recent show, and some felt it was disrespectful to Rihanna. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2026
Music Ice Spice Struts Her Booty In A Tiny Pink Bikini While Previewing New Track Ice Spice has a new album dropping in three weeks. By Alexander Cole July 08, 2024
Music JAŸ-Z Continues To Elicit Massive Online Queues With SoFi Stadium Show JAŸ-Z is set to perform at SoFi Stadium on October 23, and fans have been lining up to get tickets before resale gets too crazy. By Alexander Cole June 12, 2026
Music Drake's "HABIBTI (FOMO)" First Week Sales Numbers Are Here And They're Impressive Drake dropped "FOMO" as a deluxe project for "HABIBTI," and this week, the album has risen up the projected charts. By Alexander Cole October 10, 2026
Music Drake Breaks His Own Billboard Record With “Janice STFU” The "ICEMAN" single now beats "Hotline Bling" as his longest running #1 song on the Hot Rap Songs chart. By Aron A. October 01, 2026
Music N.O.R.E. Accuses DJ Vlad Of Racism As Their Feud Gets Uglier By Erika Marie September 01, 2026
Music Unforgettable Rappers Signed To Death Row Records It's one of the most infamous labels in Hip Hop, and we're taking a look at Death Row's most iconic stars. By Michael Lusigi March 27, 2023