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Music Kanye West's "Bully" Listening Party Is Causing Uncertainty Amongst Fans Kanye West fans aren't happy about the album not dropping but what fans were able to hear at the listening party is sparking debate. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music Lil Pump’s Attempt To Ragebait J. Cole Is As Embarrassing As His Career Trajectory Lil Pump is back to ragebaiting J. Cole but the formula that made him famous no longer works, and that particular conversation has long moved on without him. By Aron A. March 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Release Window For Drake's "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks hopped on stream on Monday night and offered up his take on when Drake's "ICEMAN" will hit the masses. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Gunplay Reveals The Bitter Truth About His Relationship With Rick Ross During a recent interview, Gunplay opened up about the peak of Maybach Music Group's success, and why it left him feeling betrayed. By Caroline Fisher March 10, 2026
Music Latto Reveals She’s Pregnant With New Album Announcement She's finally a 'Big Mama!' By Tallie Spencer March 20, 2026
Music J. Cole Addresses Rumor That ScHoolboy Q Intervened In Drake & Kendrick Lamar Battle In the past few years, speculation has repeatedly surfaced that ScHoolboy Q told J. Cole to exit the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Jay-Z Believes Drake & Kendrick Lamar's Beef Is Proof That Battling Has Gone Too Far Jay-Z recently spoke with GQ, where he said that rap battles are losing their place in the culture after Drake & Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals Kendrick Lamar Originally Had Two Features On "The Fall-Off" J. Cole also said that he still has love for Kendrick Lamar and Drake, but they don't talk much anymore. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Blasts 50 Cent For Dissing Other Rappers Instead Of T.I. A fiery new series of tweets from Fivio Foreign called out 50 Cent, T.I., Young Thug, Lil Baby, Rooga, and Boosie Badazz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music TDE's Punch Weighs In On Jack Harlow's "Got Blacker" Debate Jack Harlow said he "got Blacker" on his new album "Monica," and TDE's Punch is the latest to chime in on this controversial statement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Cardi B Surprisingly Reacts To Nicki Minaj's Sister Attending Her Show Unless Cardi B talked about someone else who went to her concert, she seemed to dismiss any issues with Nicki Minaj's half-sister Ming Li. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026
Music 50 Cent Drops New Max B Remix After Finally Responding To T.I.'s Disses It seems like the barrage of diss tracks from T.I. and his family have inspired 50 Cent to get in the booth, whether with Max B or others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026