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Music Safaree Samuels Claps Back At Fan Who Called Him A "F**king Clown" Safaree Samuels wants this fan to stop with the hate. By Matt F January 22, 2018
Music J. Cole Turns 36 Happy 36th birthday to Dreamville's own, the mind behind "The Off Season," "2014 Forest Hills Drive," and many more -- J. Cole. By Mitch Findlay January 28, 2021
Pop Culture Westside Gunn & Benny The Butcher Throw Shots At B.Dot After Exclusion From Best Rappers Of 2022 List The Griselda rappers are taking exception to being left off of the "Rap Radar" co-host's list of his best rappers of 2022. By Isaac Fontes January 03, 2023
Music Drake Compared To Vince Carter At The Toronto International Film Festival Drake's turning some heads. By Matt F September 10, 2017
Music EARTHGANG Reveals "Ghetto Gods" Tracklist: J. Cole, Future, 2 Chainz, J.I.D., & More EARTHGANG's upcoming new album "Ghetto Gods" features J. Cole, Future, 2 Chainz, J.I.D., Ari Lennox, Nick Cannon, and more. By Alex Zidel February 24, 2022
Music Kanye West Alludes To Taylor Swift Beef With Photo Of Snake Kanye West discovers a ton of emojis and has some questions about whether Christians can use the snake emoji. By Aron A. August 15, 2020
Music Chris Brown Has Been Detained In Paris On Alleged Rape & Drug Charges Chris Brown is currently being detained in Paris. By Mitch Findlay January 22, 2019
Music 6ix9ine Mercilessly Disses Young Thug In Snippet Of New Song 6ix9ine has been trolling Young Thug on social media for weeks as backlash continues to surround the Atlanta rapper. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Music DJ Carnage Shares Tracklist & Release Date For “Battered, Bruised And Bloody” DJ Carnage's "Battered, Bruised & Boody" drops next Friday. By Kevin Goddard April 05, 2018
Music Kanye West Refuses To Rap On Bhad Bhabie Diss Despite Clearing Sample Kanye West broke his silence on the new Bhad Bhabie diss, and clarified that he does not have ill will towards the people targeted. By Elias Andrews February 26, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj DMs Doja Cat A Sweet Congratulatory Message For Grammy Win Minaj made sure she showed love to Doja over the "Planet Her" rapper's first Grammy win. By Erika Marie April 04, 2022
Music Drake & Central Cee's "Which One" Heads For High-Ranking Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake and Central Cee ended up performing the song together at a concert in Manchester over the weekend. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025