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Music Fivio Foreign Throws Some Head-Scratching Shade At Nas Fivio Foreign was the first guest on Jim Jones' new podcast and his first episode is already generating a lot of attention. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Max B Places Himself Behind Biggie, Jay-Z, & Nas In Top NY Rap Debate Rapper Max B stirred the pot when he placed himself among New York Rap greats while dissing Big Daddy Kane. By Erika Marie May 19, 2026
Numbers DJ Akademiks Reacts To Joe Budden's Conversation About Rick Ross' Album Sales, Blames Drake DJ Akademiks had a harsh assessment for Rick Ross after his album debuted outside the Top 20 of the Billboard 200. By Alexander Cole July 28, 2026
Music Drake Breaks His Own Impressive Streaming Record Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Drake continues to prove that racking up streams is no problem for him as fans await his ninth studio album. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music Big Sean Wholesomely Laughs Off Tweet Poking Fun At His Punchlines Earlier in his career, Big Sean was known for some of the cheesier one-liners in modern rap, but looking back, he's able to laugh at them. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Calls Out Alleged Paid Bots For Attacking Her Megan Thee Stallion is already dealing with Milagro Gramz, so she's been done with people allegedly trying to ruin her image. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Music Dawn Richard's Lawsuit Against Diddy Has Been Dismissed Dawn Richard filed a lawsuit against Diddy back in 2024, alleging abuse, intimidation, and mistreatment. Today, the lawsuit was thrown out. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's Setlist for "Extra Innings" Yankee Stadium Show JAŸ-Z was performing at Yankee Stadium last night, and the "Extra Innings" show had some truly phenomenal guest appearances. By Alexander Cole July 13, 2026
Music Joyner Lucas Continues Skepta Battle With New Diss Track “Round 2 K.O” Last week, Skepta took aim at Joyner Lucas once again with his diss track "Round 2," prompting a fiery response. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Ian Clowned Over His Viral XXL Freshman Freestyle Ian is one of several up-and-coming rappers that XXL recently celebrated with its 2025 Freshman Class issue. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Sports YesJulz Hopes She Doesn't Get Roped Into Drake & LeBron James' Beef YesJulz's name has been tied to LeBron James for years and she prays that Drake doesn't decide to spread any more narratives. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025
Music TDE's Christmas Charity Event Tallies $2 Million In Donations TDE's 12th annual Christmas event was another big success for the label with big-time surprises, but most of all, happy faces. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025