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Music ASAP Rocky, J. Cole, & The Alchemist's "Ruby Rosary" Sees Eye-Popping Streaming Debut This track is much more than some sly "disses" at The Boy. By Zachary Horvath September 07, 2024
Music Harve Pierre, Codefendant, Calls Diddy Lawsuits "Disgusting" & "Desperate" One of the various lawsuits against Sean Combs claims that the former Bad Boy president also sexually assaulted the plaintiff. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 08, 2023
Sports Chad Ochocinco Proves His Battle Rap Pen Game Is Elite In Surprise URL Appearance Does Chad deserve some street cred for his performance? By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2024
Music Tyrese Addresses Rumors He's In Diddy's Alleged "Freak Off" Tape Tyrese has set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher November 10, 2024
Music LiAngelo Ball Treats Rolling Loud Los Angeles To A New Song Premiere And Fans Are Tweaking Out LiAngelo Ball took a break from his relationship drama with Miss Nikki Baby, who also took shots at his new girl. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music J. Cole Says The "Universal Classic" In Hip-Hop Is Dead, But Is He Wrong? J. Cole was recently on "Lost In Vegas" where he offered up his thoughts on classic albums and where they stand in hip-hop. By Alexander Cole March 31, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday 2" Reaches One Million Units Sold In The U.S. "Pink Friday 2" keeps winning. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2024
Music XXXTENTACION Murder Suspect Denied Drake's Involvement Robert Allen, who pleaded guilty and testified against his former codefendants, said he never had contact with the Canadian artist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 11, 2023
Politics Kota The Friend Gets Major Career Boost From Inauguration Playlist Feature The Brooklyn rapper has seen his streams jump by over 90% thanks to Biden and Harris, as well as Lupita Nyong'o. By Madusa S. January 24, 2021
Music Kanye West Plans To Flood The Market With New Music Every Month But Fans Aren't Buying It Kanye West is no stranger to dropping multiple times a year, but he claims he's going to be on a new type of energy in 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2025
Relationships Chrisean Rock Calls For Blueface's Freedom In Heartfelt Post Chrisean Rock showed love to Blueface with her latest post. By Cole Blake December 31, 2024
Music Logic Claps Back After Maxo Kream Accuses Him Of Stealing His Song Logic previewed the upcoming song, "700 Club," during one of FaZe Adapt’s recent streams and it didn't sit well with Maxo Kream. By Cole Blake March 24, 2025