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Music 50 Cent Praises Shyne After Former Rivals Make Peace After more than 20 years of tension, 50 Cent and Shyne made peace during a chance New York encounter. By Erika Marie September 11, 2026
Music Baby Keem Pops Out To Perform During Kendrick Lamar's "Grand National" MetLife Concert Before Baby Keem was a special guest in New Jersey, Kendrick Lamar had freestyled over Keem's verse on their "family ties" collab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Lil Tjay's Lawyer Confirms The Rapper Beat Both His Gun Cases It's unclear which gun cases Lil Tjay's attorney is referring to, or if they have anything to do with a debunked gang indictment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Reviews Mobb Deep "Infinite" Review "Infinite" is a proper send-off for Mobb Deep. Eight years after Prodigy’s death, Havoc recreates their familiar universe, honoring posthumous verses while showcasing his own evolution alongside The Alchemist. By Aron A. October 15, 2025
Music Fan Who Brazenly Twerked On Chris Brown In Viral Video Speaks Out Chris Brown has been performing across Europe and North America for his "Breezy Bowl XX" tour. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Alleges Saucy Santana Made Nasty Comments About Blue Ivy And North West Nicki Minaj is now taking aim at Saucy Santana, claiming that he made disgusting comments about Blue Ivy Carter and North West. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Suge Knight Reveals 2Pac Wanted To Sign Aaliyah To Death Row 2Pac was a huge fan of Aaliyah. By Caroline Fisher February 14, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Admits He Didn't Know Lil Durk Was In Prison Lil Wayne and Lil Durk do not have any collabs together, but even if Wayne doesn't know Durk's situation, he's in support of him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Iggy Azalea Twerks On Stream Amidst Playboi Carti Drama The rapper had a blast. By Elias Andrews January 15, 2025
Music XXXTentacion's "?" Album Breaks Absurd Record With 12 Billion Streams XXXTentacion's iconic album, "?," continues to be wildly popular to this day, almost seven years after his death. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Reviews J. Cole’s "Birthday Blizzard ’26" Proves Skill Outlasts Status With his four-track "Birthday Blizzard ’26," J. Cole brings back a format rap has been missing, and losing the top spot has only fueled his fire. By Aron A. February 03, 2026
Music Zeethewizard's Friend Responsible For His Death In New Year's Shootout Dallas rapper Zeethewizard was tragically killed earlier this month and more and more developments in the investigation are coming to light. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026