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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
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 YNW Bortlen Accepts Plea Deal: Everything We Know YNW Bortlen recently agreed to a shocking plea deal that shortened his prison sentence by decades. What does it mean for him and YNW Melly? By Devin Morton September 12, 2025
Numbers Drake's "ICEMAN" Receives Monstrous Third-Week Sales Projections Drake's "ICEMAN" is going into its third week on the charts, and for now, it is showing no signs of slowing down. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dead At 25 The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at 11:23 a.m. ET today. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Beastie Boys: Where Are They Now? The Beastie Boys proved that transitioning to Hip Hop was an achievable feat. By Demi Phillips February 07, 2024
Music Sexyy Red's Label Responds To Allegations That They Owed Tay Keith For His Past Work Sexyy Red collaborated frequently with Tay Keith on bangers like "Pound Town," "Get It Sexyy," "Bow Bow Bow (F My Baby Dad)," and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music Drake & Playboi Carti Collab Leaks In Full Amid "ICEMAN" Hype We doubt this leak will stay up for long, but it's nice to hear what might come next from Drake and Playboi Carti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Explains His Future Beef & Claims Pluto Isn't A "Gangster" One of Future's Freebandz artists also made similar claims about NBA YoungBoy, extending the lifespan of this sudden beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2026
Music Young Thug Accuses Drake Of Dismissing Metro Boomin’s Mom’s Passing In Leaked Call The origins of Metro Boomin's problems with Drake have been speculated for the last couple of years but it appears Young Thug has the intel. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music DJ Bigga Rankin Has Passed Away Bigga Rankin played a major role in the Southern hip-hop scene. By Aron A. July 20, 2026
Relationships Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Unfollow Each Other After The Patriots' Super Bowl Loss Cardi B seemingly left after halftime as Stefon Diggs and the Patriots were getting blown out in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026