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Music The Joe Budden Podcast Credits Dipset With Putting Lil Wayne On, But Some Fans Disagree Joe Budden and company's take on Lil Wayne's rise to fame is, according to critics online, "New York main character syndrome." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2024
Music Lil Wayne & The Hot Boys Reunite At J Cole's Dreamville Fest The performance at Dreamville Fest came after Lil Wayne and the Hot Boys already performed a series of shows, this year. By Cole Blake April 06, 2025
Music OVO Affiliate Preme Claims Kendrick Lamar Couldn't Take Drake Down Amid "NOKIA" Success Preme noticed Drake's "NOKIA" topped Apple Music's Top 100 Global chart, surpassing Kendrick Lamar hits like "luther." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music TDE Punch Delivers Hot Take On Hip-Hop Journalism After Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Interview Punch has a theory as to why artists don't want to talk to journalists. By Cole Blake October 22, 2024
Music Metro Boomin Reveals Why Working With 21 Savage Is Sometimes "Draining" Despite this caveat, the duo brings the best out of each other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 20, 2024
Music Rod Wave Claims That Drake "Loves The Game" And Will Never Retire He likened Drizzy to Tom Brady. By Elias Andrews October 10, 2024
Music Trap Lore Ross Gets Confronted Outside Lil Durk Trial: "Stop Doing The Police's Job" Trap Lore Ross has been covering the Lil Durk trial in Los Angeles, providing updates on the jury selection process and evidence entries. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Surprises 7-Year-Old Who Lost His Arms With Birthday Call A young Kendrick Lamar fan from Detroit named Romell Frazier Jr. lost both his arms in a dog attack earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music T.I. Hits Cinq Music With Lawsuit Over Catalog Deal T.I. alleges that Cinq Music is refusing to honor a contract they signed back in 2017 when he sold them part of his recorded music catalog. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music Meek Mill Drops Fiery “In My Eyes” Freestyle Ahead Of New Album In Meek Mill's new freestyle, he takes shots at his foes, brags about his riches, laments the cost of fame, and more. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Documentary Grosses Over $1 Million In First Week NBA YoungBoy's "Make America Slime Again" tour documentary, "American YoungBoy," opened in 583 movie theaters on April 22. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music Concert Footage Shows D4vd Allegedly Crying Days After Celeste Rivas' Death D4vd is currently under arrest after prosecutors accused him of murdering teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026