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Music Kid Cudi Opens Up About Past Beef With Drake Kanye West set up a reconciliation between Kid Cudi and Drake a few years after the latter's "Two Birds, One Stone" diss track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music Cardi B Teases "Very Personal" Next Chapter Ahead of the release of her new single "Imaginary Playerz," Cardi B hopped online to give her fans an update. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music Rod Wave Is Making $14 Million By Making & Selling His Own Merch Rod Wave is rolling out a new album and hoping to debunk some of the narratives around his career and artistry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Allegedly Teases Five-Year Anniversary Edition Of "Whole Lotta Red" We all know how mythical, unfulfilled, and frankly absent Playboi Carti releases can be, but the year of "MUSIC" might have more hope. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Travis Scott Says He’s Focused On Healing And Accountability After Astroworld Tragedy Travis Scott is committed towards healing. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Levies Stealing Accusations Against Dreka Gates' Neglect Claims Kevin Gates and Dreka Gates have been butting heads legally for the last several months, and the former is dropping some heavy allegations. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Juelz Santana Posts Bloody Seflie After Alleged Car Crash Former Dipset rapper Juelz Santana stunned fans with an alarming photo of himself all bloody as a result of what he says was a car crash. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Reveals That He's Dropping "Slime Cry" Album Very Soon NBA YoungBoy had fans worried about this album as it ran into a delay and even a possible cancelation. But all systems seem to be a go. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music Joe Budden Confronts DJ Akademiks For Not Defending Him Against Adin Ross Joe Budden took strong issue with Adin Ross' Doechii criticisms, and DJ Akademiks explained why he's not checking Ross' Budden disses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Drake Affiliate All But Confirms One Key Detail About "ICEMAN's" Release Date Drake cannot wait to drop "ICEMAN," and according to one producer, there is a fairly large release window. By Alexander Cole January 05, 2026
Music Fabolous Disses 50 Cent In Freestyle With Maino, Jim Jones & Dave East Rapper/podcasters Fabolous, Jim Jones, Maino, and Dave East decided to turn their beef with 50 Cent into a freestyle over his beats. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music Oliver "Power" Grant's Family Reveals His Cause Of Death Oliver "Power" Grant, who passed away last week, played an instrumental role in the foundation of Wu-Tang Clan. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026