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Music Jay-Z Sold Kanye West's Masters To Buy Back His Own: Report Jay-Z reportedly sold master recordings of Kanye West's first six albums to buy back his own masters in the Roc-A-Fella-Def Jam deal. By Alex Zidel September 18, 2020
Politics Rihanna Claps Back At Fan Who Questions Her U.S. Residency The singer always has a response. By Elias Andrews November 04, 2024
Music Drake Turned Into JAŸ-Z—And Became The Version He Once Mocked Drake once mocked the worldview that produced JAŸ-Z's art references. A decade later, he's become wealthy enough to understand them. By Aron A. June 09, 2026
Music YG Seemingly Responds To Drake's "Family Matters" On New Single YG has thoughts on being name-dropped. By Elias Andrews May 25, 2024
Original Content Who Is Baka Not Nice? Everything You Need To Know Baka Not Nice is who he is, but who is he? By Mitch Findlay October 17, 2017
Music Mother Of 50 Cent’s Son Alleges He Hired Misa Hylton To Get Dirt On Diddy Allegedly, 50 Cent wanted to sign Mase, but didn't think he was worth the $2 million Diddy was asking for him. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Claps Back Amid Sex Tape Backlash Sexyy Red encourages her haters to use some "common sense." By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2023
Music Three 6 Mafia's Crunchy Black Shares Real Reason For Leaving Group Crunchy Black of Three 6 Mafia fame speaks on why he left the group. By Aron A. May 04, 2020
Politics The Alchemist Addresses Whether He Feels Compelled To Speak On The Violence In Gaza The Alchemist's comments come after he recently teamed up with Freddie Gibbs for the collaborative album, "Alfredo 2." By Cole Blake September 08, 2025
Music Diddy, Biggie's Estate, & Snoop Dogg Hit With Lawsuit Over "Nasty Girl" And "I Wanna Thank Ya" Diddy, Snoop Dogg, and even the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. are being sued for alleged copyright infringement. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Reviews Future "The Real Me" Review On "The Real Me," Future explores every version of himself except the one that moves forward. By Aron A. July 19, 2026
Music EBK Jaaybo Pleads Guilty In Federal Drug & Gun Case EBK Jaaybo's ascent as a XXL Freshman last year was cut short by legal trouble, and he is now accepting the consequences of it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026