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Music DJ Akademiks Boldly Accuses Iggy Azalea Of Paying Tory Lanez's Legal Fees Iggy Azalea previously voiced her support for Tory Lanez back in 2022, before he was convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake September 17, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Tried To Fly Out Summer Walker After Hearing Someone Else Liked Her DJ Akademiks mentioned Drake while speaking about how dating drama has caused issues for a number of rappers. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music D4vd Investigation Hits Brick Wall As LAPD Fails To Connect The Dots The investigation into the homicide involving d4vd's Tesla has some minor updates as police struggle to ID the deceased. By Devin Morton September 16, 2025
Music Mos Def Wants All The Smoke, Teams With King Los & Black Thought To Issue An Open Rap Challenge To Any Rapper Mos Def’s Brooklyn rap style has been acknowledged by many in hip hop, ranging from Drake to Joey Bada$$ to Jay-Z. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 12, 2025
Music Kodak Black's Attorney Claims He Didn't Actually Drink Lean While Driving Bradford Cohen claimed Kodak Black was just trolling fans here, which he's done a lot in the past. But some of them still aren't satisfied. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 11, 2025
Music SZA Abruptly Leaves Meet & Greet After Fan Throws Bracelet At Her SZA abruptly ended a meet and greet in Phoenix after having a bracelet thrown at her by a fan. She kept the bracelet, though. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music Clipse Preview Their First New Single In Over 15 Years Ahead Of New Album Clipse are finally gearing up to drop their first album in over 15 years, and have enlisted the help of a familiar name on the production side. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Viral Drake Shares Passionate Praise For India Love And Fans Can't Help But Feel Bad For DDG Drake's Streamer University message for India Love clashed with her romantic link to DDG and a recent flirty interaction with Duke Dennis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Brings Out AZ Chike During "Grand National" Tour Stop In SoFi Stadium Kendrick Lamar just wrapped up his last of three shows in Los Angeles alongside SZA and Mustard, plus a couple of special guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Daylyt Taps Out Of The Joey Bada$$ & Ray Vaughn Beef With New Song "End Credits" We will see if Joey Bada$$ and Ray Vaughn agree with Daylyt and pump the brakes on their beef, which has fueled most of this rap battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Meek Mill Reveals The Craziest Thing He Saw At A Diddy Party Meek Mill's rant comes as Diddy's criminal trial has been continuing with witness testimony throughout the week. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Unloads On Ray Vaughn With New Diss Track, "The Finals" Joey Bada$$ has been feuding with several rappers since dissing the West Coast on his song, "The Ruler's Back." By Cole Blake May 15, 2025