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Music Kendrick Lamar To Co-Write Amanda Reifer's Debut Album Coming Later This Year A release date isn't here yet, but with Kendrick Lamar being such a gifted writer, we are excited to see how he meshes with Amanda Reifer. By Zachary Horvath March 04, 2025
Music Fat Joe Admits He Lost Millions Over Beef With 50 Cent & Jay-Z According to Fat Joe, lucrative deals with both Air Jordan and Reebok fell through due to his issues with high-profile peers. By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025
Music Young Thug Admits He Doesn’t Trust Gay Men Who Aren’t Up Front About Sexuality Young Thug claims that in his eyes, gay men who don't disclose their sexuality right away are violating "man code." By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Funk Flex Proclaims He “Built” Hot 97 After Radio Station’s Shake-Up After Hot 97’s new lineup was announced, longtime DJ Funk Flex was enthralled in feuds with DJ Enuff and Pete Rock. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 05, 2025
Music Latto Allegedly Disses Ice Spice On Their Own Collab "Gyatt" While some fans think Ice Spice and Latto squashed their beef with their new song "Gyatt," others think they're still taking shots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Diddy Seeks Acquittal By Accusing Prosecutors Of Misunderstanding The Definition Of Prostitution Diddy was recently convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and will find out his sentence, next month. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music Quality Control's P Denies Young Thug's Claims About Lil Baby's QC Deal Young Thug claimed Lil Baby refused to do business without Quality Control's CEO in the room, and that Pierre Thomas didn't return the favor. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 31, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Answered Reporters With Clever “I Hope You’re Happy” LP Promotion While Leaving Jail In Dallas BigXThaPlug’s sophomore album, Take Care, was certified platinum in August. The album features “The Largest” and “Change Me.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 23, 2025
Music Hernandez Govan Breaks Silence After Being Found Not Guilty In Young Dolph Killing Young Dolph was shot and killed while visiting a bakery in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee back in 2021. By Cole Blake August 21, 2025
Music Fat Joe Says He Can’t Support An Alleged “Rat” Despite Liking Gunna’s New Album During a recent episode of his podcast, Fat Joe weighed in one Gunna's final album under YSL, "The Last Wun." By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Music Scarface Shouts Out Jay-Z & DJ Khaled For Helping Him During Scary COVID-19 Battle In 2020, Scarface went through a life-threatening bout of COVID-19, and he recently thanked Jay-Z and DJ Khaled for helping him out. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Music Drake Demands Access To Interscope CEO's Financial Records In "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Drake is accusing John Janick of having monetary incentives to artificially boost the performance of this Kendrick Lamar diss track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2025