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Music JAŸ-Z Breaks Yankee Stadium Concert Attendance Record Two Nights In A Row JAŸ-Z has one more show left on his Yankee Stadium run, which has brought out Beyoncé, Eminem, Nas, and more as special guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent Loses Bid To Quickly Win Lawsuit Against Ex Shaniqua Tompkins 50 Cent's request for an early win was denied. By Tallie Spencer July 09, 2026
Music Yung Miami Receives Huge Standing Ovation At The BET Awards As Crowd Sings "Spend Dat" Yung Miami was at the BET Awards on Sunday night, where she received a standing ovation from her peers in attendance. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Verzuz Gears Up For B2K & Pretty Ricky By Erika Marie June 17, 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 Drake Takes A Swipe At Jay-Z And Roc Nation Drake hosted a Kick livestream last night to give away $1 million for Stake's nine-year anniversary, and dissed Jay-Z, Roc Nation, and others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 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
TV BET Hip Hop Awards Is Gone: The Cyphers, Chaos, & Culture A generation of Hip Hop fans grew up on moments the BET Hip Hop Awards made possible, & its absence leaves a gap the culture can’t easily fill. By Erika Marie August 08, 2025
Wrestling Drake Claims His "Muse" Is WWE's Rhea Ripley Drake proceeded to share what he wants his dream girl to look like around this Rhea Ripley comment, which he says is a "goth baddie." By Zachary Horvath September 02, 2025
Music Jack Harlow's Neo-Soul Album Has Fans Divided Jack Harlow ended a three-year hiatus with "Monica" today and a lot of folks have been caught off guard by the sonic and stylistic switch up. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Signs Lucrative Streaming Deal With Kick Despite Possible Prison Sentence The news comes as 6ix9ine is facing between three and nine months in prison after violating the terms of his supervised release. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music Almighty Jay Alleges YBN Nahmir Got “Pistol-Whipped And Stripped” During DC Robbery Lately, Almighty Jay and Nahmir have been going back and forth about what really led up to the demise of YBN. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025