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Music Jay-Z Mocks Tory Lanez's Jail Time In Roots Picnic Freestyle Tory Lanez is currently behind bars for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, but not before he accused Jay-Z's Roc Nation of sabotaging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music M.I.A. Sues Kid Cudi For Kicking Her Off Tour Via "Publicity" Stunt Kid Cudi removed M.I.A. from his "Rebel Ragers" tour due to her political comments during its first few shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Set To Keep Number One Spot In Second Week Drake's "ICEMAN" also led hip-hop to return to the top of the Billboard Global 200 songs chart for the first time since May of 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Chrisean Rock Posts Chrisean Jr.'s Walking In Physical Therapy By Erika Marie May 29, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Mocks J. Cole's Streaming Numbers After "The Fall-Off" DJ Akademiks has never been a J. Cole fan, and he thinks his streaming numbers should exclude him from the "Big Three" conversation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music Latto Seemingly Throws Shots At Cardi B On New Album Latto appears to challenges Cardi B to step into the booth. By Aron A. May 29, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Goes Off On Jim Jones Over Yung Bleu Interview The rift between Boosie Badazz and Yung Bleu has lasted for years, and things took a turn after Jim Jones entered the chat. By Erika Marie May 28, 2026
Music Rich Homie Quan’s Father Speaks On Birdman Missing Funeral And Young Thug Fallout Rich Homie Quan's dad said that his fallout with Young Thug "affected [him] a lot." By Tallie Spencer May 28, 2026
Music Jim Jones Declares Drake Is The GOAT, Praises His Pen Game Drake's recent three releases have certainly stirred the industry, and Jim Jones doesn't think anyone can match that impact. By Erika Marie May 28, 2026
Music Keefe D's Allegedly Talked About Role In Tupac Murder During Jail Call A report states that prosecutors are looking to enter Keefe D's jailhouse calls into evidence during the murder trial. By Erika Marie May 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Whether Or Not Drake's "Janice STFU" Is Really A Joe Budden Diss Track A viral video had some feeling as though Drake's "Janice STFU" was a Joe Budden diss track, and now, DJ Akademiks has the truth. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Rihanna Proves Drake Wrong During The First Night Of A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Tour Rihanna and A$AP Rocky recently caught some strays from Drake on "Burning Bridges," just days before Rocky went on tour. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026