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Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Sales Projections Take A Significant Hit A$AP Rocky was originally projected to sell 200K with "Don't Be Dumb," but that appears to no longer be the case. By Alexander Cole January 21, 2026
Music Kanye West Takes A Shot At Drake In Bizarre New “Heil Hitler” Snippet Kanye West recently teamed up with Digital Nas on Twitch to work on his new album that was supposed to drop last week, "WW3." By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2025
Music J. Cole Under Fire For Refusing To Tell Infamous Diddy Fight Story J. Cole and Diddy once got into it at an MTV VMAs after-party because allegedly, the Bad Boy boss tried to pour a drink on Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026
Original Content Who Is BIA? Getting To Know The Hitmaker With her collaborations with Nicki Minaj, Russ, and J. Cole making waves the past few years, what's next for the rapper Bia? By Chris Mobley May 15, 2023
Music Cam’ron & Mase: A Timeline Of Their Beef & Reconciliation From best friends, to a years-long beef, to best friends again. By Demi Phillips January 25, 2024
Music Jay-Z Believes Drake & Kendrick Lamar's Beef Is Proof That Battling Has Gone Too Far Jay-Z recently spoke with GQ, where he said that rap battles are losing their place in the culture after Drake & Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Fans Debate Common Homages On New Songs Kendrick Lamar interpolated "The Light" on the new Baby Keem album, whereas J. Cole paid homage to Common on "The Fall-Off." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2026
Music TDE's Punch Weighs In On Jack Harlow's "Got Blacker" Debate Jack Harlow said he "got Blacker" on his new album "Monica," and TDE's Punch is the latest to chime in on this controversial statement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music YNW Melly’s Witness Tampering Charges Dropped Ahead Of Trial According to YNW Melly's lawyers, they're now seeking his release from prison, where they allege that he's being held under harsh conditions. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Afroman Beat The Case—So Where Are Free Speech Warriors When Hip-Hop’s On Trial? Free speech is a right, but it's often framed as a privilege. Afroman refused to let it be weaponized against him. By Aron A. March 21, 2026
Music R Kelly's Projected Release From Prison Has Been Announced R Kelly has been in a medium security facility in Butner, North Carolina since April 2023 and trying anything to get out early. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026
Original Content Everything You Need To Know About XXXTENTACION Here's what you need to know about Florida sensation XXXTENTACION. By Danny Schwartz January 31, 2017