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Music J. Cole Adds Even More Dates For "The Fall-Off" World Tour J. Cole is hitting the road after dropping his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Music DJ Hed & Mal Ignite Social Media After A Spirited Debate About The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef It's been roughly a year since Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud reached its peak, and DJ Hed and Mal have a lot to say about it. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music Mariah The Scientist's "Burning Blue" Makes Her The Highest Charting Female Artist Of 2025 On Apple Music Mariah The Scientist has been enjoying her off time with boyfriend Young Thug who was released from Fulton County Jail in 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 04, 2025
Music Big30's Record Deal Leads Prosecutors To Argue Against Giving Him Bond Big30 was arrested alongside Pooh Shiesty for his alleged role in robbing and kidnapping Gucci Mane, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music 50 Cent Admits Jay-Z Is A Better Businessman Than Him 50 Cent has plenty of negative things to say about his longtime foe Jay-Z, but he has to admit he's good at what he does. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Expands "Grand National" Tour With South American Leg This Fall CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso will open for Kendrick Lamar in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile in September and October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Lil Baby Affirms Loyalty To Young Thug As They Respond To Ralo's Disses Ralo blasted Lil Baby for allegedly switching up on him for Young Thug, and he said Thugger isn't the gangster people assume him to be. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Saucy Santana Accuses Nicki Minaj Of Confronting Yung Miami Amid JT & Cardi B Beef Recently, Nicki Minaj hopped online to accuse Saucy Santana of speaking poorly about Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music Daylyt Taps Out Of The Joey Bada$$ & Ray Vaughn Beef With New Song "End Credits" We will see if Joey Bada$$ and Ray Vaughn agree with Daylyt and pump the brakes on their beef, which has fueled most of this rap battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Turns Down Yearly Multi-Million Dollar Rolling Loud Offers Fans have been clamoring for Drake to hit the Rolling Loud stage at least once, but according to its co-founder, he just won't budge. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan’s Mythical Album “Once Upon A Time In Shaolin” Finally Has Its Sale Price Revealed The Department of Justice recently revealed how much the seized Wu-Tang Clan album went for when a NFT company purchased it in 2021. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Announce Release Date For Collab Album "Abi & Alan" The Alchemist and Erykah Badu's collaboration has drawn some controversy, but fans are still very excited for what they have in store. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025