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Music Azealia Banks Cheers On Taylor Swift To Clap Back At Kanye West Azealia Banks’ 2025 has been filled with feuds. The rap star has exchanged words with Doechii, Wale, and Kanye West. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 12, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Says His Famous Ab-lib Was Inspired By Mac Miller Mac Miller has been instrumental in launching the rap careers of superstars such as Vince Staples, Schoolboy Q, and Chance The Rapper. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 31, 2025
Music Producer Claims Suge Knight Gave Keyshia Cole Power Over Death Row When She Was 12 Kurt Kobane, a former Death Row producer, says Keyshia was pretty much running things during her pre-teen days with the label. By Erika Marie May 11, 2021
Music Def Jam Teases New Hip-Hop Fighting Game Def Jam has once again decided to begin teasing a new "Def Jam" fighting game, prompting fans to speculate on a potential roster. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2020
Music Playboi Carti Accused Of Wearing Thong After Kanye West Studio Session Carti fans feel like his aura is lost. By Alexander Cole February 06, 2024
Music OG Maco Hospitalized Following Alleged Suicide Attempt The rapper was found unresponsive. By Elias Andrews December 12, 2024
Music Diddy's Former Assistant Alleges The Mogul Called Cassie "Young And Moldable" The latest witness in the Diddy trial, David James, alleged that Cassie felt like the Bad Boy executive "controlled her life." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music Young Thug Pays For Fan's Gas After 9-Hour Drive To Concert Young Thug fans are foaming at the mouth for his comeback album "UY SCUTI," and to go see his first shows post-YSL RICO trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music No Malice Proclaims This Kendrick Lamar Diss Track As His "Favorite Song" Right Now One half of Clipse loves this cut, and we're sure Pusha T would agree. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025
Viral Who Created Trap Soul? Twitter Debates Drake, Bryson Tiller, Or Kirko Bangz No matter who originated the sub-genre, it's undeniable that these three names (and many others) all helped push it forward. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2023
Music Drake Accused Of Stealing Bars From Twitter (Just Like Kendrick Lamar) Like they say, the internet is undefeated. By Elias Andrews May 11, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks, Rick Ross, & More React To Kendrick Lamar's Latest Drake Diss The hip-hop world is in awe after Kendrick Lamar's latest diss track. By Cole Blake May 05, 2024