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Music J Cole Recalls Nerve-Racking Moment He Had To Record A Verse In Front Of Jay-Z & Beyonce J Cole took fans back to 2009 with a performance of his verse on Jay-Z's classic "The Blueprint 3" track, "A Star Is Born." By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Music Antonio Brown Gives Unexpected Answer To Adin Ross On Who Won Between Drake & Kendrick Lamar Antonio Brown launched his music career after exiting the NFL in 2021. He performed a set at Rolling Loud in 2023. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 06, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Mocks Blueface For Having To Pay His Girlfriend $123K Over Alleged Defamation Soulja Boy's girlfriend Jackilyn Martinez alleges that she deals with anxiety, depression, and more as a result of Blueface's actions. By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025
Music Kanye West Snaps On J. Cole For Making Music For Virgins The rant about J. Cole comes after Kanye West returned to Twitter following his interview with DJ Akademiks. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music Young Scooter's Son Blasts Atlanta Police In Heartbreaking Statement On Father's Passing This follows many tributes to Young Scooter from Atlanta rappers and beyond like Playboi Carti, Meek Mill, and Quavo. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Threatens To Shoot TikTokers In Fiery Rant Soulja Boy was heated but content creators ExoticTV Ra, MCL and Mello Rell didn't seem too fazed by his antics. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Spotify Fires Back At Lawsuit Over Alleged Fake Streams The lawsuit alleges that Drake and other artists have been profiting from artificial streams on Spotify for years. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg's Cousin Is At The Center Of Spotify Lawsuit That Implicates Drake Drake is not listed as a defendant in this federal class action lawsuit against the streaming titan, but it's just another thing on his plate. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Details Second Deposition In Megan Thee Stallion & Milagro Gramz Case Megan Thee Stallion is suing Milagro Gramz, and recently, Roc Nation attorneys wanted to talk to DJ Akademiks about the case. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music YFN Lucci Hilariously Claims What You Would Hear If His Prison Calls Leaked YFN Lucci's conversation about leaked phone calls almost certainly has to tie into what Young Thug endured earlier this year. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Lil Baby Reunites With HoodRich Pablo Juan After His Release From Prison Lil Baby was able to work with HoodRich Pablo Juan several times before the rapper's recent prison sentence. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Commends Jeezy For Toning Down Their "Verzuz" Tensions Given their intense previous feud, Gucci Mane and Jeezy will likely go down as one of the greatest "Verzuz" battles ever. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025