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Music TDE’s Punch Laughs Off Isaac Hayes III’s Take on GloRilla Grammy Debate Fans debate whether Glorilla should have won over Kendrick Lamar. By Tallie Spencer February 05, 2026
Music 21 Savage Denies Using Bots After Spotify Allegedly Scrubs His Album Of 25 Million Streams DJ Akademiks says that 21 Savage messaged him to address the rumors about Spotify removing streams from his latest album. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Defeats Clipse For Best Rap Song At The Grammys Clipse and Kendrick Lamar were frontrunners in the Best Rap Song category at the Grammys, and we now have a winner. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2026
Music Clipse Promises More New Music Coming Soon Amid Grammys Hype Pusha T and Malice said that Clipse isn't done dropping new material, as they see their Grammy-nominated run as just one step in a wider plan. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Ice-T Explains Why He Changed Lyrics To Call Out ICE Ice-T is standing on his decision. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj's Proud Support Of Donald Trump Is Dividing The Barbz Nicki Minaj's unapologetic backing of Donald Trump in recent months is putting her loyal fan base in a weird predicament. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music Rolling Loud Announces Return Of Christian Hip-Hop For Orlando Festival Christian hip-hop doesn't always get its proper respect, but the subset will be represented well at Rolling Loud once again this year. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Mero To Replace "Ebro In The Morning" On Hot 97 Mero described Hot 97 as "the voice of NYC hip-hop and culture" in a press release along with the announcement. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music DJ Hed Reveals Ab-Soul Isn't Trying To Restart Joey Bada$$ Beef Ab-Soul dropped a surprise track to his Instagram as a means to respond to Joey Bada$$. However, DJ Hed is telling everyone to chill. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music SZA Struggles To Navigate Skin-Tight Dress At 2025 AMAs SZA wore a dress to the 2025 AMAs that was so tight, she needed assistance to help get on the stage to accept her awards. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Fans Flood Drake With Calls After Tylil Leaks His Phone Number On Stream Drake also made a surprise appearance during Kai Cenat's viral "Streamer University" event over the weekend. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival Tragedy To Be Explored In New Netflix Documentary Netflix's new documentary about Travis Scott's 2021 Astroworld Festival will feature interviews with victims' families, 911 audio, and more. By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025