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Music Cardi B Explains Why “Imaginary Players” Is Her Latest Single From “Am I The Drama?” Cardi B’s “Imaginary Players” is a remake of the 1997 Jay-Z classic from his sophomore album In My Lifetime Vol. 1. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Music Quality Control CEO P Savagely Trolls Young Thug For Alleged Leaked Calls Amid snitching allegations going back and forth, Young Thug also accused Pierre "P" Thomas of sidelining Lil Baby on a record deal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Music Lizzo Explains Why She's Beefing With Nicki Minaj Lizzo recently used Nicki Minaj's Twitter diss against her to promote her new album "B*TCH," and sent alleged shots her way for good measure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2026
Music Lil Woody Wants Young Thug To Take Accountability After New Interview Lil Woody thinks Young Thug is the reason why the YSL RICO trial was as chaotic and destructive as it was, but his feelings are quite complex. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2025
Music Central Cee's Crew Presses Trap Lore Ross In Tense ComplexCon Run-In Trap Lore Ross' street-related comments about Central Cee led to a tense moment while they were speaking with DJ Akademiks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks' Two-Hour Phone Call With Cardi B Leads To Major Revelation About Nicki Minaj Cardi B and Nicki Minaj have engaged in a heated feud in the past, but a phone call with DJ Akademiks reveals a new truth. By Alexander Cole March 05, 2026
Music Confidential Witness Alleges Lil Durk Ordered Hits On Six People Lil Durk is currently in prison on charges related to alleged murder-for-hire, and his trial is expected to begin next year. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Original Content All Of Drake & The Weeknd's Collaborations For a small stretch of time, Drake and The Weeknd proved themselves to be a powerful songwriting team. By Trevor Smith January 11, 2017
Original Content B2K Verzuz Pretty Ricky: Essential Songs We Need To Hear Verzuz has officially matched B2K against Pretty Ricky. These are the songs fans will be waiting to hear when the two groups finally face off. By Erika Marie June 24, 2026
Music Rah Ali Breaks Silence On Nicki Minaj Credit Card Fraud Allegations In Emotional Letter Earlier this month, Nicki Minaj revealed that multiple people had made unauthorized charges on her American Express card, costing her $25K. By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2025
Music Former Escort Claims Lawyers Exploited His Cassie Allegations Against Diddy Clayton Howard's lawsuit against Cassie alleges prosecutors in Diddy's trial used his story to arrest him and then ignored his other claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Cam’ron Takes Shots At Dame Dash In New Freestyle Amid Lawsuit This month, 50 Cent announced that he purchased the rights to "Paid In Full" and plans to turn it into a premium TV show alongside Cam'ron. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025