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Streetwear Drake's New "Where She At" T-Shirt Sparks Speculation About A$AP Rocky Beef Drake added a new "Where She At?" t-shirt to his Amazon storefront, widely seen as a shot at A$AP Rocky over Rihanna. By Ben Atkinson June 25, 2026
Music The Game Claps Back At Rick Ross Over “The Documentary III” Sales The Game has dissed Rick Ross in the past, so this latest flare-up over "The Documentary III," "Set In Stone," and album sales is no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Music Top5 Warns YG After His "Red Alert" About Drake & Drakeo The Ruler Considering Top5's recent beef with Drake, this call-out against YG over Drakeo The Ruler's murder investigation is surprising. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music Kris Kross: Where Are They Now? A look into the lives and careers of of the two best friends that made Kris Kross. By TeeJay Small December 26, 2023
Music Drake Officially Tops Billboard 200 With "ICEMAN" Trilogy's First Week Sales Drake became the first artist to simultaneously debut three albums in the Billboard chart's top three, and he also broke a Jay-Z record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2026
Music 21 Savage & Future Hop On FaceTime After Swapping Subliminal Disses In the midst of 21 Savage trying to heal the Atlanta rap scene, him and Future butted heads for a short minute on Twitter (X). By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Diddy Rushed Out Of Prison Following Head Injury Diddy reportedly suffered a head injury, though the details remain unclear. By Aron A. October 12, 2026
Music Will Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Shows Be Livestreamed? Fans who couldn't cop tickets for Jay-Z's three Yankee Stadium shows this weekend are trying to find alternative ways to experience them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2026
Music Skrilla Shares Pictures Of Himself Sacrificing Animals To Celebrate The New Year Skrilla is best-known for starting the viral “67” craze with the release of his song, "Doot Doot (6 7)," last year. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Lil Durk Freed From Solitary Confinement After Five-Month Stint Roughly five months ago, Lil Durk was placed in solitary confinement for allegedly having an Apple Watch in prison. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Wishes Death On Lil Baby’s Family, Claims Next Album Will Be “Garbage” Lil Baby has yet to respond to DJ Akademiks, who has been trashing him all over social media since Sunday night. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music The Game Shares Where He And Drake Stand Today With everyone out west seemingly turning the cold shoulder on Drake post the Kendrick Lamar beef, The Game reveals his standing with him. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025