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Music Carmen Bryan Sues N.O.R.E. For Sexual Assault Carmen Bryan filed a 20-page complain in New York on Wednesday detailing an alleged 1999 incident involving N.O.R.E. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music Kanye West Unveils The Tracklist For "Bully" Kanye West has been claiming that "Bully" would drop on Friday, and now, we finally have a tracklist for the project. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Listening Party Is Causing Uncertainty Amongst Fans Kanye West fans aren't happy about the album not dropping but what fans were able to hear at the listening party is sparking debate. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
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 FBG Casino's Release From Prison In RICO Drug Case Gets Explanation Future's brother FBG Casino was caught with 21 kilograms of fentanyl and charged with possession and intent to distribute. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Only One Atlanta Rapper Can Beat New York In A "Verzuz" DJ Akademiks used the 50 Cent and T.I. beef to make a larger point about Atlanta hip-hop versus New York rap. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 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 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 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 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 Reveals He Can Never Forgive J. Cole On "Make Them Pay" It was inevitable that Drake would be taking aim at J. Cole on "ICEMAN," and that is exactly what happened on "Make Them Pay." By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
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