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Music Mysonne Shares Letter To JAY-Z Over Target Boycott Mysonne shares his perspective after JAŸ-Z's Yankee Stadium freestyle. By Aron A. July 21, 2026
Music Lil Durk Was “Consumed With Revenge,” Prosecutors Say In Murder-For-Hire Trial The defense said Lil Durk "had nothing to do" with the murder of Lul Pab. By Aron A. August 25, 2026
Music Drake Responds To DJ Akademiks' Crash Out On Rob Markman And Hip-Hop Media DJ Akademiks went on a lengthy rant about Rob Markman on Monday evening, and Drake decided to send a text message. By Alexander Cole August 18, 2026
Music Kanye West Doubles Down On Yeezy's Cultural Power Kanye West is once again talking up Yeezy's cultural reach, claiming no other brand can bring out 120,000 people a night. By Ben Atkinson August 17, 2026
Music Drake Spotted Recording New Music As "ICEMAN" Continues To Dominate The Charts Drake has been having lots of success thanks to "ICEMAN," and now, the artist is looking to make new music. By Alexander Cole August 03, 2026
Relationships Nicki Minaj’s Sister Explains The Real Reason They’re Not On Good Terms Ming Li opens up about the distance between her and Nicki Minaj. By Aron A. July 29, 2026
Music Bobby Brown's Biopic Reveals Alleged Romance With Janet Jackson Bobby Brown and Janet Jackson's alleged fling surfaces in BET biopic. By Aron A. September 05, 2018
Original Content SZA & Nicki Minaj Twitter Beef, Explained Nicki Minaj and SZA unexpectedly got into a back and forth on X, but why did it start? By Devin Morton July 17, 2025
Music NLE Choppa & NBA Ben 10 Trade Shots After Tense Confrontation In Houston NLE Choppa has been feuding with NBA YoungBoy for months, having dissed him on several of his latest singles. By Cole Blake December 24, 2025
Music Mal Laughs At Rick Ross After Retracting Diss To His Brother Biggs Burke Rick Ross has been beefing with Rory and Mal over their "glaze" of Drake, and he roped in Mal's brother Biggs Burke to mixed results. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music Bhad Bhabie Goes Off On Critics Accusing Her Of Blackfishing Bhad Bhabie took to social media to respond to folks claiming she's trying to be Black, affirming her white Jewish and Italian roots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music IFPI Crowns Drake The Best-Selling Rapper Of 2025 For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026