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Music J. Cole Says Hip-Hop Chose Drake & Kendrick Lamar Over Him J. Cole reflected on Kendrick Lamar and Drake on the "The Fall-Off" cut "I Love Her Again," which flips Common's classic track about hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music Chris Brown's First Week Sales Projections For "Brown" Stuns Fans Chris Brown's latest album has stirred a bit of controversy, and now the conversation has shifted to "Brown" & it's first-week sales. By Erika Marie May 12, 2026
Music Who Is TraxNYC? The New York City Jeweler Who Went Viral For Standing On Business TraxNYC has supplied jewelry for a number of hip-hop artists, including Busta Rhymes, Cardi B, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Sales Projections Take A Significant Hit A$AP Rocky was originally projected to sell 200K with "Don't Be Dumb," but that appears to no longer be the case. By Alexander Cole January 21, 2026
Music Ice Spice Under Fire For Sporting See-Through Dress At “SpongeBob Movie” Screening Ice Spice recently attended a screening of the new "SpongeBob Movie" in New York City, and social media users were not feeling her fit. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Goes Off On Gucci Mane's Wife For Keeping Him "Sedated" Gucci Mane and his wife, Keyshia Ka’oir, spoke about his mental health struggles during an appearance on "The Breakfast Club." By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Drake Drops Some Important Information About "ICEMAN" Drake is looking to drop "ICEMAN" this year, and during an Adin Ross stream, the artist dropped off a truly major update. By Alexander Cole April 09, 2026
Music Kanye West & Jay-Z's "Living So Italian" Receives New Snippet After Years Of Leaks And Rumors Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch The Throne is 15 years old, and snippets from unreleased tracks are still showing up online. By Alexander Cole September 21, 2026
Music Birdman Blasts Turk At Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz" Amid Tour Drama It looks like the tension between one of the Hot Boys and Birdman is still a Cash Money reality, and Turk even seemingly responded to Stunna. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Lil Durk Suffers Big Loss In Court Due To Death Threat Motion Falling Through Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy's Second Show In Atlanta Canceled After Performing Lil Durk & Lil Baby Diss Track NBA YoungBoy's second show in Atlanta will no longer be happened after he performed his notorious diss track "I Hate YoungBoy." By Alexander Cole October 17, 2025
Music Cardi B's Security Guard Goes Viral After She Twerked Right Next To Him Cardi B's recent club performance amid her "Little Miss Drama" tour had many fans joking about her security guard's stoic state. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026