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Music Wack 100 Uses Alec Baldwin To Highlight A Double Standard With Rappers Alec Baldwin had charges of involuntary manslaughter dismissed regarding the shooting on the set of "Rust." By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Dame Dash Berates Cam'ron For Becoming A Sportscaster Cam'ron recently made Kevin Hart walk out of an interview by clowning Dame Dash, and the former Roc-A-Fella executive is returning fire. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music Rod Wave Is Making $14 Million By Making & Selling His Own Merch Rod Wave is rolling out a new album and hoping to debunk some of the narratives around his career and artistry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Convinced Diddy Is A “Monster” After Watching 50 Cent’s Docuseries Waka Flocka Flame has strong feelings about Netflix's new 50 Cent-produced Diddy docuseries, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Turns Fans Up In Mexico City As South American Leg Of The "GNX" Tour Begins Kendrick Lamar has just a handful of shows left for this successful "GNX" tour, which will wrap in December in Australia. By Zachary Horvath September 24, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Angers Fans After Failing To Show Up For Maine Concert Lil Wayne was supposed to kick off his "Tha Carter" anniversary tour's extension with 2 Chainz and The Game last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Politics MAGA Supporters Let Cardi B Hear It After Threatening To Leave The U.S. Cardi B has been incredibly vocal about her disliking of the Trump administration, but her latest comments really set his supporters off. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025
Music Jack Harlow Explains Why He "Got Blacker" On New Album "Monica" Jack Harlow spoke on his whiteness and the artistic direction of his new album "Monica," which goes deep into R&B and Neo-soul. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music YG Refuses To Answer Questions About Drake During Press Conference YG brought Drake up in reference to the Kendrick Lamar battle, but didn't want to say anything else about the 6ix God. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music Joe Budden Isn't A Fan Of J. Cole's "Disingenuous" Press Run Joe Budden has been previously critical of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" album and its rollout, although he does give Cole his flowers too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Joe Budden's Cohosts Push Back On His Dislike Of Jay-Z's Drake Diss Joe Budden thought Jay-Z wasted time by dissing Drake, Nicki Minaj, and others during his recent freestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
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