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Music J. Cole Claims He's The Best Rapper Of The Century J. Cole has flashed some braggadocio throughout his career, but he really takes it there on "The Fall-Off." By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music Pharrell Williams Ticks Fans Off For Not Mentioning Chad Hugo During Grammy Speech Pharrell Williams won the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammys last night and fans are rioting over his speech. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Kanye West Reveals He Was Suicidal, Apologizes For Anti-Semitism In Full Page "Wall Street Journal" Ad Kanye West has done some inexcusable things over the past four years, and now, he is taking the time to apologize. By Alexander Cole January 26, 2026
Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Ebro Darden Speaks Out After Mero Lands Hot 97's New Morning Show The first episode of "Mornings With Mero" will air on Tuesday with subsequent episodes airing weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
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 Lil Durk Teases Emotional Snippet Recorded From Jail For his 33rd birthday, Lil Durk also penned a couple of heartfelt messages to his fans, providing them with a hopeful update behind bars. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks "ICEMAN" Isn't Drake's Last UMG Album After Lawsuit During an interview with DJ Vlad, DJ Akademiks addressed the rumor that UMG will let Drake go after "ICEMAN" and the defamation suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music JT Drops A Second Single Seemingly Dissing Cardi B Again JT has officially taken her beef with Cardi B to the booth, dropping two new singles in "Keep Coming" and "No Hook." By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music SoFaygo Airs Out Frustration With His Career Amid Travis Scott's "JACKBOYS 2" Hype SoFaygo signed to Travis Scott's Cactus Jack record label in 2021, and dropped his debut album "Pink Heartz" in 2022. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Judge Tosses Megan Thee Stallion's Defamation Claim Against Milagro Gramz Megan Thee Stallion is still entitled $59,000 for the other counts in her defamation lawsuit against Milagro Gramz. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Becomes One Of Three Artists Signed With Roc Nation Distribution Lil Uzi Vert has officially kicked off their journey as an independent artist thanks to a new deal with Roc Nation. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025