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Music Peter Rosenberg Declares Nicki Minaj's "Monster" Verse As The Most Overrated Ever Peter Rosenberg and Nicki Minaj have exchanged words in the past, but it seems this tweet from Peter is inspired by more recent events. By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Claims Evidence From Megan Thee Stallion Case Was Loaded With Errors Tory Lanez is now three years into his 10-year prison sentence for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music 50 Cent Compares Himself To Pop Smoke In Touching Tribute Post 50 Cent was one of the biggest established rappers in Pop Smoke's corner during his meteoric rise in the industry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Maintain Their Billboard Top Spot After "Grand National" Tour Opening This follows big business moves for the "luther" duo, such as Kendrick Lamar's Chanel partnership and SZA's "No Beauty" cosmetics line. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Young Thug Is Trying To Remove Gunna From YSL This follows YSL's Instagram page scrubbing all references to Gunna recently, another suggestion of a nasty Young Thug beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Debuts Brand New Verse Over Baby Keem's "family ties" During Tour While Baby Keem has been working hard on his next moves, Kendrick Lamar kept their big collab alive with a fresh set of bars on the road. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music Benzino Slams Music Executives For Allegedly Burying Eminem’s Racist Lyrics Benzino recently pointed out a double standard, arguing that white artists like Eminem are scrutinized less than Black artists. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Drake's Amended Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG DJ Akademiks is particularly interested in the label politics between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, who are both under UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Tommy Richman Can't Escape Controversy With Mixed Reactions To Snippet Of New Sexyy Red-Featured Song Although "Million Dollar Baby" was Grammy nominated, Tommy Richman's debut album didn't make the Billboard 200 after it's debut release. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Knxwledge Hits Mach-Hommy With Bombshell Allegation About Stealing Beats Knxwledge and Mach-Hommy previously teamed up with one another back in 2017 for a brief, 8-song collaborative project. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Relationships Ray J Confirms He & Princess Love Are Still Getting Divorced The couple's latest attempt at separating is the fourth time that Princess Love has filed for divorce from Ray J. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion's Microphone Abruptly Cut During Coachella Performance Megan Thee Stallion was among several artists to perform over the weekend including Travis Scott, Post Malone, and more. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025