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Music Drake & Central Cee Get Icy On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have a hearty "Fire Emoji" playlist this week with Drake, Central Cee, Tyler, The Creator, Wale, Freddie Gibbs, NBA YoungBoy, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music JID's Reaction To Kendrick Lamar's Grammy Win Goes Viral JID went up against Kendrick Lamar in two categories at the Grammys. They included "Best Rap Album" and "Best Melodic Rap Performance." By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music NLE Choppa Keeps Beefing With NBA YoungBoy With Decapitated Head Clip Although NLE Choppa is now NLE The Great and said he still loves NBA YoungBoy, that hasn't made his ire any less public. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music Ja Rule Responds To Tasha K's Report That He Was Jumped By Max B & His Crew Tasha K started a firestorm last night, claiming Ja Rule was allegedly jumped by Max B and his crew backstage at a Monica and Brandy show. By Zachary Horvath November 21, 2025
Music J. Cole Didn't Sound Amused When Asked About Drake's "ICEMAN" J. Cole was on the street when he was approached by a reporter who asked him a quick question about Drake's upcoming album, "ICEMAN." By Alexander Cole February 25, 2026
Music Ice Spice Seemingly Disses Cardi B In New Song Snippet After Disturbing Audio Surfaces Cardi B was already beefing with Nicki Minaj when her feud with Ice Spice reignited on social media on Tuesday. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Relationships Doja Cat Admits She's Horny And Hints At Her Latest Relationship Doja Cat says that the person she's currently dating wants to fly out and join her on tour, but didn't reveal his name. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music 50 Cent Is Loving Nicki Minaj's Latest Viral Jab At Jay-Z Nicki Minaj has been complaining about Jay-Z and Roc Nation in various scathing posts on social media for months. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music The Game Has A Challenge For Kendrick Lamar On New Gangsta Grillz Deluxe The Game has said a lot about Kendrick Lamar in recent years, but this new mention on his recent Gangsta Grillz expansion is respectful. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He’s Not Feeling Drake’s New “ICEMAN” Snippet During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks shared his unfiltered take on a newly surfaced snippet of an unreleased Drake song. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music Adam22 Alleges Jim Jones Sent Bloods To His Hotel To Intimidate Him According to Adam22, Jim Jones once went out of his way to send him a message when he visited New York City. By Caroline Fisher November 12, 2025
Music Gunna Fan Account Suspended On Twitter After Young Thug & Lil Baby Fans' Attacks This Gunna fan account supposedly shared many of Young Thug's leaked jail calls, and also clashed with Lil Baby fans over their feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025