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Music Melyssa Ford Puts Drake’s “GIMME A HUG” In Instagram Bio Despite Joe Budden Diss Drake recently name-dropped Melyssa Ford in a song to shade Joe Budden. By Caroline Fisher February 15, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch Yet Again Delays His Highly-Anticipated "The Navy Album" Roddy Ricch has been teasing the release of his long-awaited "The Navy Album" for over a year at this point. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music J. Cole Reveals Next Video Off Of "The Off-Season" J. Cole's releasing a new music video for a fan favorite off of "The Off-Season" this week. By Aron A. May 24, 2021
Music 6ix9ine Issues Cryptic Warning Ahead Of Prison Sentence Last month, 6ix9ine was sentenced to 90 days behind bars for violating the terms of his probation. and he seems to have some serious concerns. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Calls Chief Keef Top 10 Most Influential, Names Drake, Nicki, Wayne & More A clip of Charlamagne and G Herbo discussing Keef surfaced and Yachty chimed in with his top influential picks. By Erika Marie October 11, 2022
Music Eminem Celebrates "My Name Is" 25th Anniversary With Wild Behind-The-Scenes Facts Eminem says that as his first ever big-budget video, the shoot was "such a big deal" to him. By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2024
Music Wale Addresses New Album's Release Date In "Slowdown" Freestyle Wale began promoting his forthcoming album at the top of the year with the lead single "Blanco." He has released two new songs since. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music 50 Cent Proclaims He's Not Afraid Of Jay-Z & Ja Rule Amid backlash and success over his Diddy documentary, 50 Cent isn't scared of folks like Ja Rule and (allegedly) Jay-Z who are dragging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Ester Dean Pens Open Letter Explaining Keri Hilson & Beyonce Diss Controversy Keri Hilson claimed she didn't write the lyrics in her "Turnin' Me On" remix dissing Beyonce, whereas Ester Dean also refused responsibility. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Accuses Drake Of "Biting" Kendrick Lamar For "NOKIA" Music Video Other fans think Drake purposefully mocked Kendrick Lamar and his visual language in the "NOKIA" music video. But that's just a theory. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Kelis Claims Pharrell & Chad Hugo Never Paid Her For Her Neptunes-Produced Albums Kelis is calling out the production duo for failing to pay her royalties. By Lynn S. January 30, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj Seemingly Hits At Pardison Fontaine Infidelity Rumors In Latest Megan Thee Stallion Response Unprotected sex was the name of the game for Nicki's latest retort. By Ben Mock January 27, 2024