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Music Lord Jamar Accuses The Notorious B.I.G. Of Having The Most "Out-Of-Pocket" Lyrics Ever Lord Jamar went off on Biggie for some of his more questionable lyrics. By Cole Blake October 09, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Goes Off On Reporter For Allegedly Smelling Like "French Fries" And "Hot ASS" Nicki Minaj was not happy to be asked about "unity." By Cole Blake September 16, 2024
Music YBC Dul Murder: 16-Year-Old Charged With Fatal Shooting Aiden Waters is accused of carrying out multiple shootings last month. By Caroline Fisher September 06, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar And SZA Make Surprise Appearance At TDE Christmas, Perform "30 For 30" Kendrick & SZA took the stage for a surprise appearance. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Music Future Delivers Emotional Message About Young Scooter’s Tragic Death Future's latest post about Young Scooter's death comes shortly after a woman was arrested for making a fake 911 call beforehand. By Caroline Fisher April 03, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Enters Rare Taylor Swift Territory With "MUSIC" Streaming Debut Playboi Carti was always going to perform well with fans, but his latest album has broken through in a way few predicted. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Pop Culture Chief Keef & Sexyy Red's "F My Baby Dad" Remix Teaser Sounds Seriously Lit Hip-hop heads are excited for the collab, but Sosa's baby mama isn't so impressed with him. By Hayley Hynes December 26, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why Kanye West Would Beat Drake In “Verzuz” Despite being a massive fan of Drake, DJ Akademiks says Kanye West has more culture-defining songs to put him over the top. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Looks Locked In During Rolling Loud Europe Set As Fans Pray For The New Album We got the clearest picture of Playboi Carti we've had in years, and fans are using this to cope and hope that the album is coming soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj's Sister Ming Li Claims She Was Bullied Over Minaj's Success Nepotism has its downsides. By Elias Andrews June 26, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks & Joe Budden Lead The Pack In Complex's Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking Other names that Complex shouted out in their list included Nardwuar, Kai Cenat, Angie Martinez, Nadeska Alexis, and Arshan Jawaid. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2024
Music Diddy Recruits Alleged Russian Spy’s Former Lawyer To Fight Sexual Assault Lawsuit Diddy is preparing for battle. By Caroline Fisher May 31, 2024