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Music Rick Ross & French Montana To Face Off In “Verzuz” Battle Rick Ross and French Montana will go head-to-head on May 7, and the battle can be streamed on Apple Music. By Caroline Fisher April 29, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Insists He Did “Nothing Illegal” By Hiring Lobbyists To Seek Trump Pardon Boosie is making it clear what he did was not illegal. By Tallie Spencer September 17, 2026
Music Lil Baby Gets Deep In His Ethereal Bag In Fresh Snippet Ahead Of New Album "Dominique" Lil Baby already dropped his album "WHAM" this year, but 2025 will hopefully be a prolific year for the Atlanta rapper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Relationships Drake Reveals He Bought Saweetie's Viral Bentley And Gave It Back To Quavo Drake recalled the story involving Quavo and Saweetie while livestreaming with BenDaDonnn, earlier this week. By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Music Wack 100 Claims 21 Savage's "F The Streets" Movement Has A Self-Serving Ulterior Motive 21 Savage has been leading the charge to change rappers' minds on the streets, but Wack 100 believes it's not as authentic as it looks. By Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025
Politics The White House Turns Drake's "ICEMAN" Cover Into A MAGA Ad Some Drake critics called his "ICEMAN" album title tone-deaf given ICE in the United States, and the White House is fueling that presumption. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music J. Cole Enlists Drake’s Lawyers Amid Legal Battle With Cam’ron Last October, Cam'ron hit Universal Music Group and J. Cole with a bombshell lawsuit over their "Ready '24" collab. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Anthony Fantano Rap Verse Has Some Saying He Had Bar of the Year Anthony Fantano’s verse on Yuno Miles’ “Bobos Chicken” has fans joking he delivered Bar of the Year. By Tallie Spencer November 28, 2025
Politics 50 Cent Mocks Jussie Smollett As Legendary Rapper Takes Heat Over Upcoming MAGA Club Performance 50 Cent is set to perform for MAGA this weekend, but first, he is going after Jussie Smollett, who took to the stage this weekend. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music DMX's Ex-Wife Defends Son After He Called Out Rapper's Fiancée At Ceremony DMX was honored with a street sign in Yonkers, but his son, Xavier, didn't appreciate his mother, Tashera, being excluded from the stage. By Erika Marie June 15, 2026
Music 50 Cent's Red River District Plans In Shreveport Hit A Snag By Erika Marie May 18, 2026
Music Cardi B's Set List Emerges As "Little Miss Drama Tour" Begins Cardi B is finally back on tour, and her fans went absolutely bonkers at her opening show last night in Palm Desert, California. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026