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Music J. Cole Admits Confusion Over Kendrick Lamar's Drake Diss, Hopes They Reunite J. Cole admitted his Kendrick Lamar apology dilutes his beef takes, but he doesn't understand why Kendrick felt like Drake "did Cole foul." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Doubles Down On His Apology To Shane Battier Shane Battier revealed that J. Cole apologized to him in 2024 for dissing him on "Cole World: The Sideline Story." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Listening Party Is Causing Uncertainty Amongst Fans Kanye West fans aren't happy about the album not dropping but what fans were able to hear at the listening party is sparking debate. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music Young Thug Claims Hip-Hop Is In A “Weird” Place After Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef According to Young Thug, hip-hop has definitely seen better days, and artists need to "take it to the next level." By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music Young Thug’s Father Shows Support For Gunna At Sold-Out Atlanta Show Young Thug's father continues to show love to Gunna despite ongoing rumors that he snitched on his son in the YSL RICO case. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music Young Thug Seemingly Shades Gunna For "Acting Like The Victim" Young Thug has been upset with Gunna ever since he got out of jail for taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Continues Roasting Ebro Over Canceled Hot 97 Show Ebro confirmed that Hot 97 canceled his long-running radio show, "Ebro in the Morning.," in a post online, last week. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Nas Reveals Eminem Shot Down His Feature Request For "Daughters" Nas' interview with Joe Budden comes after he and DJ Premier released their new album, "Light-Years," last week. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Ebro Darden Thinks His Politics Got "In The Morning" Hot 97 Show Canceled Ebro Darden spoke on his "progressive" and "anti-Netanyahu" views amid Hot 97's cancelation of "In The Morning" and many other shake-ups. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music 21 Savage Shares Conflicted Thoughts On Young Thug & Gunna Beef While 21 Savage hasn't worked with Gunna since the YSL RICO case, he has linked up with Young Thug on multiple occasions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Proclaims He's Not Afraid Of Jay-Z & Ja Rule Amid backlash and success over his Diddy documentary, 50 Cent isn't scared of folks like Ja Rule and (allegedly) Jay-Z who are dragging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Says Gucci Mane’s Transformation Inspired Him After Prison: “He Showed Me How It’s Done” By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025