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Music Lupe Fiasco Says You Won't Be Seeing Him For A While Following Kendrick Lamar Debate Lupe Fiasco spoke about his recent run-in with Kendrick Lamar fans, and how he isn't happy with what he's just seen. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Reveals How He Got Revenge On Dave East For Mocking His Music 6ix9ine and Dave East are on two very different waves within New York hip-hop, and their rises to fame took on very different forms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Appears To Diss Jim Jones & Benny The Butcher On New Album “Alfredo 2” Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist dropped "Alfredo 2" today, and fans were quick to point out some apparent shade. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Drake Reportedly Drops Longtime Agent That Also Represents Kendrick Lamar Drake worked with Brent Smith at Wasserman Music for over ten years, and Kendrick Lamar's role in this split is a subject of speculation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Diddy Forced To Explain Why He Wants To Wear His Own Clothes In Court Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Rick Ross Reveals Why He Was Flying Commercial Rick Ross was flying commercial earlier this week, and it led to all sorts of discourse that he is now responding to. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Suggests God Is Punishing Drake & Lil Durk For Dissing Him Drake and Lil Durk dissed 6ix9ine on "Laugh Now Cry Later," and the New York rapper believes it has to do with divine protection. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music The Game Salutes Drake's Commercial Dominance With "ICEMAN" Trilogy Despite his best efforts, The Game has been one of the most polarizing background characters in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar saga. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Sports Kendrick Lamar Reclaims Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show Record Despite the update, Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show remains one of the most popular performances of all time. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Young Thug Says Drake, Lil Baby & 21 Savage Stood By Him Amid Call Leaks Young Thug's comments about – and to – Drake, Lil Baby, and 21 Savage in leaked jail calls caused a lot of beef rumors... Which persist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock Hard Launches New Relationship With Soulja Boy’s Artist HoodTrophy Bino Chrisean Rock became famous as a contestant on a short-lived dating series by Blueface. They share a son together. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 17, 2025
Music RZA Weighs In On Drake’s “ICEMAN” Album, Says It’s A Win Either Way According to him, Drake can't lose. By Tallie Spencer April 30, 2026