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Music Kanye West Goes Scorched Earth On Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Future & More In Unhinged Twitter Rant According to Kanye West, there are several other artists who deserved a Super Bowl Halftime Show before Kendrick Lamar, including Drake. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music YNW Melly Secures New Lawyers Ahead Of Double Murder Retrial This YNW Melly update follows YNW Bortlen's plea deal in the case, which could yield key consequences for its outcome. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Who Is Yeat? Everything About The Rapper Who is Yeat and why is he popular? By Anthony Rivera March 17, 2023
Music A$AP Rocky Gives Playboi Carti His Flowers Amid Rumors Of AWGE Tension A$AP Rocky's still tight with Playboi Carti, even amid missing features and claims from other folks alleging problems with these AWGE MCs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar “Squabble Up” Music Video: 8 Key References You May Have Missed Unsurprisingly, there's so much to unpack here. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 26, 2024
Music Afrika Bambaataa's Alleged Victim Pushes For Ruling In Sexual Abuse Case The anonymous man is seeking a default judgment. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2024
Music Young Chop Reportedly Released From Jail After Over Two Years Chopsquad DJ shared the news on Instagram today. By Caroline Fisher December 19, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Unveils A List Of High-Profile Women That Have Allegedly Slept With Offset DJ Akademiks has provided extensive reports on Cardi B and Offset’s relationship from dating to marriage to the divorce announcement. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 07, 2025
Original Content Top 10 Lil B Mixtapes Of All Time On the heels of "Black Ken," here are Lil B's top 10 mixtapes from his expansive discography. By Alphonse Pierre August 24, 2017
Original Content Hip Hop Mother's Day: 11 Rap Songs Dedicated To Moms From Kanye, to Tupac, to Lil B, here's a look at rap songs dedicated to moms. By Josh Megson May 05, 2023
Sports Chris Blake Griffith's Graphic Stefon Diggs Allegations Have JT In Shock JT brought up Chris Blake Griffith's allegations while beefing with Cardi B following the release of "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Commends Kendrick Lamar & Drake For Their Battle, But Not Entirely A$AP Rocky spoke to DJ Akademiks about whether or not Kendrick Lamar and Drake, who Rocky's beefing with, crossed a line in their battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026