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Music Benny The Butcher Roasted For Complaining That Twitter Nerds Control The Culture Many fans on social media clapped back at Benny The Butcher by suggesting that the "nerds" in question make up his fanbase. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Joe Budden Shows Off Body Transformation In New Workout Video Joe Budden recently said that he's below 220 pounds and has been working on his health and fitness. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Diddy's Team Reportedly Increases Miami Estate's Security Ahead Of Possible Release After a mixed verdict in the Diddy trial, prosecutors and defense attorneys are debating Sean Combs' possible bond before sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Drake & Central Cee's "Which One" Heads For High-Ranking Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake and Central Cee ended up performing the song together at a concert in Manchester over the weekend. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
TV Kevin Hart Kicks Off BET Awards With A Bang, Takes Aim At Diddy, Cardi B, & Kanye West Kevin Hart is hosting the BET Awards tonight, and during his monologue, he made sure to make jokes about the event's biggest stars. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims He Finally Wants To Drop “YANDHI” Social media users have mixed feelings about Kanye West claiming he wants to drop "YANDHI" several years later. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Adds Dez Bryant To Her List Of Enemies Amid Jay-Z Beef After Vicious Exchange Dez Bryant accidentally got on Nicki Minaj's bad side after getting mentioned in a comment by Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones. By Zachary Horvath August 04, 2025
Original Content Ice Cube’s Good, Bad & The Ugly: On “Man Up,” Kendrick Lamar & Why He’ll Never Have An A&R Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album. By Aron A. September 19, 2025
Music Drake Affiliate All But Confirms One Key Detail About "ICEMAN's" Release Date Drake cannot wait to drop "ICEMAN," and according to one producer, there is a fairly large release window. By Alexander Cole January 05, 2026
Music Drake Reacts To Kendrick Lamar Fan Account Being Exposed For Posting From India X (formerly Twitter) has begun implementing a feature to reveal where accounts are posting from and it's led to plenty of drama. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music Baby Keem’s “Ca$ino” First-Week Sales Projections Are In Last week, Baby Keem finally unveiled his sophomore album featuring Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, and more after a five-year wait. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music TDE Punch Recalls What Kendrick Lamar Did After Dissing Drake On “Like That” Verse During his recent interview with Curtiss King, TDE Punch also recalled the original version of Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria," and more. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025