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Music Faith Evans Hit With Major Lawsuit Over The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mother’s Estate The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace, passed away back in February at the age of 72. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Approves Of Fans Calling Out Jay-Z For TIDAL Deal Nicki Minaj has criticized Jay-Z a lot these days, ever since Lil Wayne was snubbed for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music Drake Gets Stream Sniped By Fans During Surprise "ICEMAN" Live Session Drake premiered a fiery new song titled "What Did I Miss?" during this "ICEMAN" livestream, and dropped it just a few hours later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Meek Mill For Saying "People Are Losing Themselves Mentally" With Meek Mill questioning the mental health of people these days, DJ Akademiks had to weigh in with his own thoughts. By Alexander Cole October 10, 2026
Music How To Listen To Drake's FOMO "HABIBTI Deluxe" Album Drake is going to be releasing his "HABIBTI Deluxe" album tonight, which is also being referred to as "FOMO." By Alexander Cole October 01, 2026
Music Fat Joe Reflects On His Road To Friendship With 50 Cent On Mogul’s 50th Birthday 50 Cent and Fat Joe buried their rivalry years ago. They have been frequently seen courtside at New York Knicks games. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Original Content NBA Youngboy's Criminal Record: A Brief History A timeline dissecting the rap sensation's history of run-ins with the law. By Isaiah Cane October 04, 2020
Music Cops Were Bummed When Young Thug's Lawyer Brian Steel Showed Up To Atlanta Raid Newly released body cam footage of Young Thug's 2022 Atlanta arrest in the YSL RICO case features officers reacting to Brian Steel's arrival. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Drops Off New “Gifts” Track In Collaboration With Telegram Snoop Dogg is one of the most influential rap artists in hip hop history. He has sold everything from fireplaces to marijuana. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music Ann Marie Shuts Down HIV Rumors With A Firm Rebuke On Instagram The drama stems from a resurfaced video of police officers speaking with Ann Marie about a dispute back in 2020. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Relationships Blueface & Chrisean Rock Relationship Timeline Dive into one of Hip Hop’s most rocky and controversial relationships. By Demi Phillips December 28, 2023
Music Clipse Diss Travis Scott Again On National TV: "Who Is It?" This latest extension of Pusha T's beef with Travis Scott comes amid sales comparisons between Clipse's new album and "JACKBOYS 2." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2025