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Music J. Cole Reveals The Problem With Hip-Hop In The Streaming Age J. Cole's comments on streaming platforms come after releasing his own new album, "The Fall-Off," last month. By Cole Blake March 31, 2026
Music Ja Rule Wishes He Had Internet During 50 Cent Beef While Addressing Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle Along with Nas versus Jay-Z, 50 Cent versus Ja Rule and Kendrick Lamar versus Drake rank among hip-hop's most legendary beefs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Slams “Boring” Kanye West For Trying Too Hard To Be Controversial Kanye West has been making headlines lately for posting swastikas, praising Hitler, demanding Diddy's freedom, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Goes Off On JK Rowling For Transphobic Views JK Rowling, the author of "Harry Potter," has faced public backlash for expressing transphobic views for a number of years now. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025
Viral The Weeknd Performs "Timeless" With Kai Cenat During Playboi Carti's Rolling Loud LA Set Fellow streamer Young Dabo accompanied Kai Cenat at Playboi Carti's performance, where The Weeknd showed both of them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Tosses Kai Cenat & Dabo New YVL Chain At Rolling Loud: LA Playboi Carti's new album, I AM MUSIC, is predicted to be the biggest hip-hop release of the year. The album includes new hit "Good Credit." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 17, 2025
Music Stunna Girl Puts Her Bullet Wound On Full Display While Clapping Back At Her Haters Stunna Girl also recently went off on her ex husband, painting him as an allegedly jealous and cowardly partner. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Reveals "I AM MUSIC" Features After Briefly Delaying Album Playboi Carti continues to keep fans on the ropes, but we'd be lying if the new details didn't get us excited for "I AM MUSIC." By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Streetwear J Cole Leaves Fans Puzzled After Wearing "I'm Retired" Hoodie Amid "The Fall Off" Hype This was unfortunate timing for J Cole, who just received some supposed disses courtesy of Freddie Gibbs' new song "The Big 2." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music Jay-Z's Attorney Shares Bombshell Audio Of Jane Doe Allegedly Admitting He Never Assaulted Her The latest update comes after Jane Doe dropped her sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z and Diddy, last month. By Cole Blake March 12, 2025
Music R Kelly Takes On Chris Brown's "Residuals" Challenge With A Candid Verse From Behind Bars Several singers have already contributed to the challenge featuring Chris Brown's song, "Residuals," including Tank, NLE Choppa, and more. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music "I AM MUSIC" Box Sets Are Shipping, Leading Playboi Carti Fans To Believe Its Actually Dropping This is now the second time that pre-orders for "I AM MUSIC" have been posted to Playboi Carti's website. But does this mean it's coming? By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025