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Music The Weeknd Boasts Insane First Week Sales For New Album "Hurry Up Tomorrow" This is one of Abel's biggest commercial successes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2025
Music Keri Hilson Checks Ester Dean For Claiming She “Co-Wrote” Infamous Beyonce Diss Ester Dean recently issued an apology for her role in hurting another woman with Keri Hilson's "Turnin' Me On (Remix)." By Caroline Fisher April 10, 2025
Music Baka Not Nice Reveals How Drake Prevented Him From Responding To Kendrick Lamar Baka Not Nice was one of the many subjects of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and he wasn't enthusiastic about it. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2025
Music Joe Budden Says Sexyy Red's "Hoochie Coochie" Is Force Feeding Black Audience With "Degenerate" Track Joe Budden adds Sexyy Red to list of rap stars he has heavily judged. The list includes Logic, Russ, and Cardi B. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 06, 2025
Music Sauce Walka Performs In Wheelchair During 1st Concert Since Sayso P Shooting Sauce Walka isn't letting the shooting stop him from performing or releasing new music, as the last few days have shown. By Cole Blake April 06, 2025
Music Katt Williams Enjoys His New Job As Lil Baby's New Manager In Hilarious "WHAM" Tour Trailer Katt Williams has collaborated with several Atlanta artists other than Lil Baby, including Childish Gambino. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 29, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Admitted To Being An Illegal Immigrant In Resurfaced Facebook Post Nicki Minaj recently went off on Don Lemon for covering an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minneapolis, last weekend. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Obliterates J. Cole's New Song "Disc 2 Track 2" And His Artistry DJ Akademiks doesn't seem excited for J. Cole's upcoming album "The Fall-Off" based on his harsh reaction to its new single "Disc 2 Track 2." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Young Thug Admits He's Unlikely To Speak With Gunna Any Time Soon Young Thug spoke about his relationship with Gunna while streaming with Adin Ross after dropping his new album, "UY Scuti." By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Offset And Cash Cobain Met With Silence While Opening For NBA YoungBoy In NYC Despite Cash Cobain and Offset being two big contemporary stars in rap, the NBA YoungBoy crowd may not be their target audience. By Zachary Horvath September 29, 2025
Music D4vd Could Have Been Notified When Celeste Rivas’ Remains Were Put In His Tesla The investigation into Celeste Rivas' death continues after her body was discovered in D4vd's abandoned car earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Benny The Butcher Invokes Freddie Gibbs’ Alleged Nude Scandal After Critic’s Harsh Comparison Benny The Butcher recently shut down the rumor that he and Freddie Gibbs are headed towards reconciliation for good. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025