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Music Noname And J. Cole Squashed Their Beef Earlier This Year, "Sundial" Rapper Claims Noname claims they cleared things up and they "do not have beef." By Ben Mock October 28, 2023
Music Casanova Speaks Out After Receiving 15-Year Sentence Casanova is remaining positive. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2023
Music DDG’s New Dating Show Draws Wild Audition Tapes DDG is gearing up to launch his new dating show "Are You My Ball?," which fans will be able to watch live on Twitch. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music Eminem Announces Previously Unreleased Music To Appear On "STANS" Documentary Soundtrack Eminem announced that the accompanying soundtrack to his forthcoming "STANS" documentary will feature previously unreleased music. By Devin Morton August 12, 2025
Politics Donald Trump Avoids Naming Kanye West While Discussing Nick Fuentes Dinner Donald Trump decided to refer to Kanye West merely as "somebody" while discussing one of their meetings in 2022. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Seemingly Reacts To NBA YoungBoy's Disses On New Song Yet another video of NLE Choppa (now The Great) egging on the NBA YoungBoy beef came just mere hours after YB's "Zero IQ Freestyle." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Politics The Politics Of 50 Cent & Ja Rule's Beef: How Hip-Hop Mobilized Zohran Mamdani’s Victorious Mayoral Campaign Some might say he vibes more with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ "Empire State of Mind" than Billy Joel’s "New York State of Mind," but if his victory proves anything, like Jadakiss, Zohran Mamdani is truly outside with the streets that built New York. By Aron A. November 12, 2025
Music NBA Veteran Admits He Almost Knocked Out Kanye West Over Parking Spot During a recent episode of his podcast, a former NBA star recalled a tense run-in he once had with Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Footage Of J. Cole's Exclusive "The Fall-Off" Vinyl Gives New Insight Into The Album J. Cole finally announced the release date for his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," last week. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Launches New Production Company With Upcoming Documentary NBA YoungBoy is ready to share more of his life. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music J. Cole's Announcement For "The Fall-Off" Has Social Media Awestruck J. Cole recently provided fans with a major update on his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," and they're ecstatic. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Vinyl Allegedly Appears On Target Shelves Before Release This report led to fears about A$AP Rocky's new album "Don't Be Dumb" leaking, but no such leaks have occurred at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026