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Music Verzuz Gears Up For B2K & Pretty Ricky By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
TV DJ Akademiks Calls Atlanta Gangster Rap A "Clown Show" DJ Akademiks has been beefing with Atlanta rappers lately, and now, he is looking to escalate that grievance. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Numbers Drake Continues His Chart Dominance With Eye-Popping Fourth-Week Sales Projections For "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" album was the most anticipated of the entire year, and so far, it is living up to the hype, at least on the charts. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2026
Politics The White House Turns Drake's "ICEMAN" Into TikTok Promo For ICE The White House already used Drake's "ICEMAN" cover art as an ad for United States President Donald Trump's MAGA movement on social media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Meek Mill Calls OTF Jam A “Heathen” Over Lil Durk Testimony The Philly rapper questioned Jam’s credibility after he admitted violent crimes while implicating Durk in the alleged Quando Rondo plot. By Erika Marie August 27, 2026
Music Drake Reveals The “Pen Isn’t Dry” In PSA To His Opps Drake's Kick stream last night held not just general shots at his hip-hop opponents, but also more specific jabs at Jay-Z and Roc Nation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music The Joe Budden Podcast Argues If Meek Mill's "Nightmares To Dreams" Is "Weird" "The Joe Budden Podcast" had split takes on Meek Mill's new song "Nightmares To Dreams," which reimagined his iconic "Dreams And Nightmares." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2026
Music Benzino Shares His Shocking Take On Eminem Becoming A Grandfather Congratulations to Hailie Jade! Does Benzino share that sentiment concerning Eminem's daughter? By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2024
Music Kodak Black Claims To Be Drake's Favorite Rapper Kodak Black did not look well in this latest video. By Devin Morton December 06, 2024
Reviews Kendrick Lamar "GNX" Review After a triumphant summer of "Not Like Us," Kendrick Lamar ushers in a new chapter for the West Coast on "GNX." By Aron A. December 02, 2024
Music New Indictment Alleges That Men Contracted To Kill Quando Rondo Have Ties To Lil Durk's OTF The allegations are serious. By Elias Andrews October 24, 2024
Music ASAP Rocky Finally Breaks His Silence On Drake Beef These two have some "F***in' Problems" with each other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2024