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Original Content Everything To Know About Rapper NF Still buzzing from the success of "Perception" and releasing a new album this month, here's what you need to know about rapper NF. By Chris Mobley April 28, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Doubts Young Thug's Denial Of Snitching Allegations Young Thug explained why his interrogation did not constitute as snitching in his view during a new interview with Big Bank. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Labels Offset A "Rat" And Resurfaces Saweetie Rumors 6ix9ine accused Offset of allegedly breaking up the Migos in a fiery rant about "rats" in the hip-hop industry. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Politics Zohran Mamdani Shades 50 Cent By Walking Out To Ja Rule For His Victory Speech New York City’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, delivered a fiery victory speech at the Brooklyn Paramount on Monday night. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Young Thug Is Trying To Remove Gunna From YSL This follows YSL's Instagram page scrubbing all references to Gunna recently, another suggestion of a nasty Young Thug beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2025
Music Diddy & Justin Combs Sued For Allegedly Orchestrating Gang Rape Diddy is facing yet another legal issue as his federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial nears its end. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Music Drake Dethrones Kendrick Lamar As Rapper With Most Spotify Monthly Listeners These tides shifted a lot during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, and we don't expect this comparison to die anytime soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Arrested In Dallas For Alleged Drug And Gun Possession It looks like BigXthaPlug ran into more legal issues while in Texas for his "I Hope You're Happy" release party. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025
Music Gunna's "The Last Wun" Officially Scores Top 3 Billboard Debut This marks Gunna's sixth album in the top three of the Billboard 200 chart, and his eighth charter overall. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2025
Reviews J. Cole’s "Birthday Blizzard ’26" Proves Skill Outlasts Status With his four-track "Birthday Blizzard ’26," J. Cole brings back a format rap has been missing, and losing the top spot has only fueled his fire. By Aron A. February 03, 2026
Music Chubbs Trolls T-Pain After Divisive Comments About Drake's Inability To "Bow Out Gracefully" After T-Pain's comments about Drake not knowing when to step away, Chubbs took to Instagram to troll the rapper/singer/streamer. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Big Sean Recalls Stepping Away From Music After Nipsey Hussle's Death Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles in 2019 at just 33 years old. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026