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Pop Culture Joe Budden Has A Heart-To-Heart With Kai Cenat As He Weighs In On Gigi Alayah Breakup The internet has talked down on Kai Cenat for his reaction to his big breakup, but Joe Budden is stepping in and showing some compassion. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Ebro Responds To The Idea That He Ruined New York Hip-Hop Ebro Darden doesn't believe that the cancelation of his talk show on Hot 97 will lead to better coverage of hip-hop in New York. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Delivers Bold Prediction For Drake's "ICEMAN" Album Sales Drake is preparing to release his new album "ICEMAN," though according to DJ Akademiks, it may not arrive as soon as fans hoped. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Rich The Kid Buys His Dad A Brand New Jeep The rapper emphasized he could've picked anything on the lot. By Madusa S. March 07, 2021
Music R. Kelly's Ex-Wife Andrea Explains Why She Kept His Last Name Andrea Kelly says she "paid for my name in blood, sweat, and tears." By Aron A. November 21, 2020
Music Wack 100 Claims He Actually Owns The Game's "Born 2 Rap" Royalties Wack 100 denied the possibility that The Game's "Born 2 Rap" royalties could now belong to his sexual assault accuser, since he himself owns these royalties. By Lynn S. April 19, 2020
Music Pop Smoke's Housemate Denies Setting Him Up Pop Smoke's close friend and housemate, Mike Dee, has spoken about the rapper's death after being accused by fans of setting him up. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2020
Music Coi Leray Announces Debut Album "Trendsetter" Cover Art & Release Date Coi Leray says her forthcoming debut album "Trendsetter" will be "one of the biggest female artist albums in the world." By Aron A. March 28, 2022
Music Lil Uzi Vert's Planet Purchase Deemed "Bogus" By Experts Two experts in the field of Space Law claim that Lil Uzi Vert's planetary purchase holds no legal weight. By Mitch Findlay July 26, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Celebrates "Super Bass" Becoming RIAA Certified Diamond "This one was released b4 the streaming era," the rapper wrote before penning how grateful she is for her fans. By Erika Marie November 09, 2021
Music TIDAL Wave Playlist: Staff Eyes Bangers From Lil Uzi Vert, Tyga, & More TIDAL Wave has returned, with a revamped collection of new tracks. By Mitch Findlay April 17, 2019
Music Trippie Redd Gifted Massive Chain By Quality Control CEO "P" Trippie's new Christmas gift is pretty icy. By Alexander Cole December 27, 2018