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Music Team Drake Or Kendrick Lamar? Rubi Rose Reminds Everyone Who's Always Been Better Rubi Rose hasn't been vocal about the Drake versus Kendrick Lamar debate once since the beef, but she's making it clear who she stans. By Zachary Horvath March 01, 2025
Politics Chuck D Defends Bob Vylan's Controversial Glastonbury Set Bob Vylan led the crowd at Glastonbury in chants of both "Free Palestine" and "Death to the IDF" while on stage. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music "The Punisher" Thinks Diddy Trial's Jury Reached The Right Verdict Sharay Hayes, a male dancer who testified in the Diddy trial, expressed concern for how Cassie and "Jane" caught scrutiny from the public. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music Swae Lee Joins French Montana Onstage Swae Lee surprised French Montana at a recent performance. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2023
Music Too Short Praises Tupac's Lightning-Fast Writing Process: Watch Almost twenty years after his passing, the West Coast legend's skill and talent remains the stuff of legend for peers and fans alike. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2023
Pop Culture The Notorious B.I.G. Hologram In New York Has Left Twitter Divided Some are freaked out by how real the hologram looks, while others think the idea is awesome. By Hayley Hynes June 12, 2022
Music Kanye West & Kid Cudi's “Kids See Ghosts” Turns 5: A Standalone Classic After years of collaborating, Kanye West and Kid Cudi finally did an album together in 2018. We revisit Kids See Ghosts for its 5th anniversary. By Wyatt Westlake June 09, 2023
Music The Controversy About Ice Spice & Taylor Swift's Collab: All The Drama Surrounding "Karma (Remix)" Unpacking the drama surrounding Taylor Swift & Ice Spice's surprise collaboration, "Karma (Remix)." By Aron A. June 01, 2023
Pop Culture 50 Cent Denies Beef With Nas When Discussing Supreme Team Documentary On Hot 97 While the two rappers have had their fair share of disagreements in their careers, Fif says it's all love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2022
Music YNW Melly's Mother Believes Jury Voted 9-3 In His Favor, Journalist Denies Her Claim An Atlanta reporter maintained that there was actually a 6-6 deadlock that resulted in the case being deemed a mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 23, 2023
Music Adin Ross Explains "Free Tory" Remark In Response To Megan Thee Stallion's TikTok Adin Ross is sticking by his "free Tory" comment. By Cole Blake September 19, 2023
Music Sexyy Red Reveals The True Meaning Of "SkeeYee" Sexyy Red recently gave fans a lesson on St. Louis slang. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2023