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Music Joe Rogan Says Hip Hop Fell Off Because "USAID Got Defunded" Rap’s chart slowdown has fueled plenty of theories, but Joe Rogan’s USAID explanation is not backed by evidence. By Erika Marie August 21, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Announces Her Second Headlining Tour "4 President": Details The St. Louis rapper has some fans concerned about certain cities not being included. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2024
Music Lil Durk Accused Of Attempting To Flee The Country And Paying For Hitmen With Amex Card Lil Durk began his murder-for-hire trial in Los Angeles on Monday, and some big allegations were presented by the prosecution. By Alexander Cole August 25, 2026
TV Blueface's Updated Weekly Streaming Earnings Are Simply Unfathomable Recently, Blueface revealed how much he is making by streaming live on Kick. Now, he's updated those earnings, and they're ridiculous. By Alexander Cole August 12, 2026
Music Drake Calls Out Wayno On Social Media Following 20v1 Criticism Wayno recently called out Drake for his participation in a 20v1, and now, the megastar is clapping back the one way he knows how. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Streetwear Drake Speaks Out As Authentic Brands Group Buys Majority Stake In OVO Brand Authentic Brands Group has just acquired a 51% stake in Drake's OVO brand, allowing Drake to control creative direction. By Ben Atkinson August 27, 2026
Music TDE's Keem Gives More Context To Kendrick Lamar & The Game's Tensions TDE's Akeem "Keem" Smith claimed Dr. Dre and the West Coast passing of the torch are important to note concerning Kendrick Lamar and The Game. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2026
Music Drake May Have Just Confirmed He Has Beef With Lil Yachty The exact dynamic between Drake and Lil Yachty at this moment was unclear, and fans wondered if we would ever get a concrete answer. 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
Music Milwaukee Rappers Lil Shiesty, Funny $Money Murdered Funny $Money and Lil Sheisty were killed at different stages of their careers in a shooting that has shaken Milwaukee’s Rap scene. By Erika Marie August 19, 2026
Music Machine Gun Kelly Speaks Out After Attending Lil Durk Trial Machine Gun Kelly was present for Day 1 of Lil Durk's trial in Los Angeles, and with the media weighing in, MGK has a response. By Alexander Cole August 26, 2026
Music Dame Dash Clowns Jay-Z's Potential Comeback Album: "It Was Over 30 Years Ago" Dame Dash does not like Jay-Z, and he will not stop letting fans know that he thinks the legend is washed up. By Alexander Cole August 12, 2026