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Music Lupe Fiasco Argues Nas Doesn't Rank Highly Among Hip-Hop's Best Lyricists Lupe Fiasco was on "Culture United" this week, where he spoke on a myriad of topics, including Nas' lyricism. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Sports Rick Ross Refuses To Believe The Rumor That Floyd Mayweather Is Broke Rick Ross took to Instagram to offer his thoughts on Floyd Mayweather, who some are saying is broke at the moment. By Alexander Cole July 08, 2026
Music Fat Joe Claims Bruno Mars Snapped At Him For Asking If He Was Puerto Rican Bruno Mars' father is of Puerto Rican and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, whereas Fat Joe's parents are of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Faith Evans Hit With Major Lawsuit Over The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mother’s Estate The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace, passed away back in February at the age of 72. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music Drake Asks Stake If It's "Personal" After Being Unable To Withdraw Funds From Account Drake recently (potentially) burnt a bridge with Kick and Stake and was unable to withdraw his money from Stake following his latest rant. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
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
TV Adin Ross Offers Nicki Minaj Equity In Kick Amid Jay-Z & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Nicki Minaj wants to know which platform she should stream on, and Adin Ross is jumping in with an offer she can't refuse. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025
Music Travis Scott Tells A Fan That "JACKBOYS 2" Is Dropping "Soon As F**k" Travis Scott recently confirmed to a fan that the long-awaited sequel to the "Jackboys" compilation album was on the way. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Chlöe Bailey Returns To St. Lucia For Carnival In A Fiery Festival Outfit Chlöe Bailey made headlines in Summer 2024 for her carnival wardrobe that showed off her curves as she danced through St. Lucia. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 26, 2025
Music Drake Reportedly Backs Bad Bunny's Attempt To Reverse Copyright Suit Ruling Bad Bunny is part of a massive lawsuit targeting the use of the "dembow" and other Jamaican rhythms in reggaetón, and Drake is backing him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Blasts 50 Cent For Dissing Other Rappers Instead Of T.I. A fiery new series of tweets from Fivio Foreign called out 50 Cent, T.I., Young Thug, Lil Baby, Rooga, and Boosie Badazz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music 50 Cent Drags "Hater" Ebro For Dismissing Charlamagne Tha God's Deal Charlamagne Tha God recently signed a massive iHeartMedia deal, which Ebro indirectly downplayed as a sellout. But 50 Cent's a bigger hater. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025