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Music Gillie Da Kid Fires Back At NBA Youngboy With Lil Durk Lyrics NBA Youngboy dissed Gillie and his son in a new song snippet. By Aron A. July 15, 2026
Music 50 Cent Trolls Rick Ross & Ebro With The G-Unit Reebok's Sold-Out Launch Rick Ross doubted 50 Cent would find success with the G-Unit Reebok G6s, whereas Fif clashed with Ebro over New York hip-hop's decline. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2026
TV R Kelly's Lawyer Bashes "SNL" For Calling Singer "Problematic" Guest Kells appeared on the show in 2013. By Elias Andrews February 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Snatches Impressive Spotify Title From Drake After One Day Kendrick Lamar's reign continues. By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2025
Music Drake Reflects On Days As Wheelchair Jimmy In New "Degrassi" Documentary Drake played the fictional character Jimmy on Degrassi from 2001 to 2009. He often raps about sleeping in between takes in his early music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
Music Summer Walker Is Ready To "Spend It" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update boasts new releases from Summer Walker, Mariah the Scientist, and Jorja Smith. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Relationships Kanye West Says DJ Akademiks Touched His Soul By Rebuking The Kardashians Kanye West has been ranting about his co-parenting situation with Kim Kardashian on social media for a number of weeks. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Latto Speaks On Uplifting Other Female Artists: "Let Me Do My Part" Latto says it's her "duty" to help other women in hip-hop. By Cole Blake August 12, 2023
Music NBA Youngboy Donates $50K To Dallas Non-Profits To Kick-Off "Make America Slime Again Tour" NBA Youngboy's Aniticipated Make America Slime Again Tour features Offset, No Cap, DeeBaby, and Mellow Rackz. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Hit With Heavy Legal Fees For Neglecting "Donda" Copyright Lawsuit Kanye West has kept things pretty low-key in recent months, at least when compared to his controversial start to the year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 31, 2025
Music J. Cole Teases What's Next Following Trunk Sale Tour It's been a long but exciting month for J. Cole with the album and Trunk Sale Tour. But now, he's getting ready for the next step. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks' Trolling Backfires After He Said Young Thug Has The "Worst Build" DJ Akademiks has been very critical of Young Thug as of late, clowning him and Lil Baby for teasing collaborations without Gunna. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026