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Music What’s New In Battle Rap (Dec 10) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden December 10, 2016
Music Nicki Minaj Confirms She's Single Nicki Minaj hops on twitter to let fans know that, yes, she is single. By Rose Lilah January 05, 2017
Music XXXTENTACION Speaks On His Music's Influence In Interview From Jail XXXTENTACION says he wants to collaborate with Lorde, speaks on upcoming projects, and more in a new interview from jail. By hnhh February 01, 2017
Music Young Thug Announces Release Date For "Jeffery" Young Thug's "Jeffery" mixtape is expected to arrive this Friday. By Kevin Goddard August 22, 2016
Music The 5 Best Samples From Tory Lanez' "Chixtape 4" Mixtape Tory Lanez pays tribute to classic tracks from R. Kelly, Fat Joe, and Diddy on his new project. By Trevor Smith January 03, 2017
Profiles Meet Kamaiyah: The Bay Area’s New Rising Star Interview: Oakland's favorite daughter Kamaiyah speaks on her rise to national prominence. By Danny Schwartz July 19, 2016
Music Chrisean Rock Again Denies Involvement In Ronny Doe’s Murder Another accusation about Ronny Doe’s killing drew a blunt response from Chrisean Rock during a recent livestream. By Erika Marie August 18, 2026
Music Drake & Stake's Class Action Lawsuit In Virginia Has Been Terminated The class action lawsuit in Virginia from 2025 accused Stake of operating an illegal gambling scheme and boosting Drake's streams. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026
Pop Culture The Side Of Ari Fletcher Everyone Overlooks It's easy to remember Ari Fletcher's biggest viral moments. It's much harder to ignore the empire she's quietly built behind them. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music DJ Khaled Seemingly Proves Drake’s Point After “ICEMAN” Diss "And your people are still waitin' for a free Palestine/But apparently everything isn't black and white and red and green, damn," Drake raps on "Make Them Pay." By Aron A. May 15, 2026
Relationships DJ Akademiks Says He Understands Why Stefon Diggs & Offset Would Cheat On Cardi B Cardi B and Stefon Diggs ended their relationship just days before the Patriots played the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake Makes This Absurd Amount Of Money Every Month Drake fans knew his pockets were deeper than most, but DJ Akademiks' claim about his monthly income is still astounding. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2026