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Music Kanye West Reminisces On His Meet-Up With Fellow "GOATs" Drake & J Prince For those unaware, J Prince is who squashed the beef between Kanye West and Drake earlier this decade, although that didn't last long. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Compares Drake & UMG Battle To Colin Kaepernick & The NFL With Harsh Remarks Including Kap’s Wife Nessa Diab DJ Akademiks has been a vocal supporter of Drake throughout his rap beefs with Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, and Future. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Receives Serious Backlash After Premiering "George Floyd" Line On PlaqueBoyMax's Stream Lil Yachty has written hits songs for a variety of rappers, ranging from Drake to City Girls to Karrahbooo. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 14, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Announces 15-City Tour Accompanying Comeback Album "Star Line" It's been a long journey from Chance The Rapper's the last album to "Star Line," so he's feeding fans properly with a tour as well. By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025
Music Kanye West Ex-Staffer Granted Attorney Fees For Fighting "Frivolous" Motion In Antisemitism Lawsuit Kanye West's attempt at dismissing an early 2025 lawsuit is backfiring as his legal team is being awarded for defending a waste of a motion. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Jackboy Suggests Kodak Black’s Music Career Is Failing During Scathing Rant According to Jackboy, his former friend Kodak Black might want to consider getting into a new line of work. By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2025
Music Yak Gotti's Attorney, Doug Weinstein, Alleges Young Thug Risked Prison To Protect His Crew By Declining A "Blind Plea" Like Gunna In an interview with It's Up There, Doug Weinstein reveals Lil Woody was coerced by the DA and forced to testify under pressure. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Cam'ron Reveals Why There Has Never Been A Drake & Dipset Collaboration Drake and Cam'ron have always had a lot of respect for another over the years, so it begs the question: Where are the collabs? By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Speaks On The Absurd Amount Of Joints He Smokes Every Day Wiz Khalifa is one of hip-hop's biggest devil's lettuce advocates, and he wasn't scared to tell Jimmy Kimmel about his high tolerance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music "106 & Park" Reunion At BET Awards Brings Fans Tears Of Joy "106 & Park," which debuted in 2000, was canceled in 2014. But the network brought it back one last time at their award show last night. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025
Wrestling Sexyy Red Makes Her Explosive Wrestling Debut On WWE NXT Sexyy made quite the impression. By Elias Andrews May 28, 2024
Reviews Chief Keef "Almighty So 2" Album Review Chief Keef successfully threw it back to his golden years, but don't fret: his return also provides a refreshed and compelling take on his legacy and what's next for him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 14, 2024