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Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Only One Atlanta Rapper Can Beat New York In A "Verzuz" DJ Akademiks used the 50 Cent and T.I. beef to make a larger point about Atlanta hip-hop versus New York rap. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music ASAP Rocky Claims For The Umpteenth Time That His New Album “Don’t Be Dumb” Is Done ASAP Rocky acknowledged to Spike Lee that his busy schedule and constant delays have made him want to drop "Don't Be Dumb" out of the blue. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Music RJMrLA Reveals He Didn't Know The "Squabble Up" Music Video Was For Kendrick Lamar Until It Dropped RJMrLA is gearing up for the release of a new album of his own, "OMMIO 4," which will be dropping on Friday, June 20th. By Cole Blake June 16, 2025
Music Drake Subs Kendrick Lamar & His Enemies With Petty Dig At Spotify Drake and Kendrick Lamar remain at odds, while Drizzy clearly still feels some type of way about Spotify after his beef. By Alexander Cole December 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Unveils The Tracklist For "Bully" Kanye West has been claiming that "Bully" would drop on Friday, and now, we finally have a tracklist for the project. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Rick Ross Mercilessly Trolls Drake For Panned "Iceman" Rollout Rick Ross' rap rival Drake previewed three new tracks last night, not all of which have to do with his next album "Iceman." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music Offset Confirms Whether Or Not Lil Tjay Shot Him Offset recently had a conversation with DJ Akademiks where he offered up some details of his now infamous run-in with Lil Tjay. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2026
Politics Diddy's Close Associates Are Reportedly Trying To Get A Pardon From Donald Trump Suge Knight recently theorized that Diddy could try to get a presidential pardon from Donald Trump if things don't work out for him in court. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music Cam’ron & Mase: A Timeline Of Their Beef & Reconciliation From best friends, to a years-long beef, to best friends again. By Demi Phillips January 25, 2024
Music Young Thug Responds To Lil Durk Affiliate's Diss By Calling OTF "Junkies" OTF member Mr. 300 blasted Young Thug after an alleged audio clip leaked of him questioning Lil Durk's moves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Seemingly Justifies Paying For Nicki Minaj Collab To Go Number One 6ix9ine didn't explicitly confirm this claim about the 2020 Nicki Minaj collab "Trollz," but he didn't explicitly deny it either. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music 21 Savage Reveals His Stance On Rap Beef When Asked About Drake & Kendrick Lamar In a resurfaced interview, 21 Savage was asked whether or not he thinks Drake and Kendrick Lamar could ever squash their beef. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025