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Music Young Thug Sets Off Boosie Badazz With His Take On Protective Custody Boosie Badazz kickstarted a debate within hip-hop circles about staying in protective custody and Young Thug's opinion is not sitting well. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026
Music "Insiders" Claim Drake's "ICEMAN" Has Officially Been Delayed Drake fans are definitely not going to be thrilled about this, but ultimately, we will have to wait and see what happens to be sure. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2026
Music Spotify Unveils "Hip-Hop's Next Leaders" And Fans Are Less Than Impressed Spotify has a new campaign going on about "Hip-Hop's Next Leaders," but the choices are not exactly going over well right now. By Alexander Cole February 25, 2026
Music President Of D4vd’s Touring Company Questioned Before Grand Jury Celeste Rivas' loved ones continue to demand answers months after her remains were found in the trunk of D4vd's abandoned Tesla. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Mona From "The Joe Budden Podcast" Mona recently trolled DJ Akademiks on "The Joe Budden Podcast" while discussing his recent back-and-forth with Maino and Fabolous. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Relationships Rihanna Appears To Get Testy With A$AP Rocky At The Gotham Awards Fans have been debating whether Rihanna was actually mad with A$AP Rocky when she wanted to leave the event. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Marc Lamont Hill Goes Off On Brian McKnight For Claiming He Could "Destroy" Him Marc Lamont Hill labeled Brian McKnight an "asshole" and explained his reasoning in lengthy detail on "The Joe Budden Podcast." By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music Meek Mill Goes Off About Today’s Overproduced “Bubblegum Rap” Recently, Meek Mill took to social media to share his thoughts on music with "no meaning," confirming that he's not a fan. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music Spotify Acquires WhoSampled And Changes Are Already In Store Along with Spotify's purchasing of WhoSampled, several improvements are already in store for the platform. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Wishes Death On Rory While Crashing Out On Him & Mal Amid Rory's alleged racist old tweets controversy, DJ Akademiks posted pictures of him in public with his child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music J. Cole Fails To Release "The Fall Off" Despite Rumors Of A Surprise Drop Hip-Hop media personalities were claiming that J. Cole might be dropping on Friday, but in the end, we were had. By Alexander Cole January 09, 2026
Music D4vd Song Removed From "Madden" As Celeste Rivas Investigation Continues The update comes as authorities continue to investigate the death of Celeste Rivas after her body was found in the trunk of D4vd's car. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025