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Music Young Thug Weighs In On Kendrick Lamar Using “Not Like Us” Name-Drop To Diss Drake Young Thug was behind bars when Kendrick Lamar unleashed his hit diss track "Not Like Us" amid his feud with Drake. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025
Music Doechii Reveals What She Actually Wants To Be Doing In 20 Years Doechii is in an advantageous point in her career right now, and she's hoping that what she does now will allow her to explore her options. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Shuts Down AMA After Getting Into It With His Reddit Mods A$AP Rocky will finally be releasing his long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don’t Be Dumb," on Friday, January 16. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Drops Playboi Carti From The Official Version Of "Helicopter$" "Helicopter$" is the latest single from A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated upcoming album, "Don't Be Dumb," which drops this week. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Accuses Lil Durk Of Being A Fake Muslim In New Diss Track During a recent stream with Adin Ross, 6ix9ine debuted a fiery new diss track featuring jabs at Lil Durk, Doechii, and more. By Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025
Politics Lizzo Proposes Interesting Theory About Nicki Minaj's Donald Trump Support Lizzo's comments on Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump apply not just to this example, but to the general intersection of celebrity and politics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Action Bronson Addresses Jaylen Brown’s Hilarious Luke Combs Mix-Up Earlier this week, Jaylen Brown played a guessing game featuring photos of various musicians, which resulted in some amusing moments. By Caroline Fisher February 27, 2025
Pop Culture Ja Rule & The Fyre Festival Scam We're about to get Fyre Festival 2.0, so it's a good time to reflect on the concert that never was—and why Ja Rule was tangled in. By Olivia Monahan April 21, 2023
Songs Major Songs Muni Long Has Co-Written In case you didn't know, Muni Long has been making moves in the industry since 2008. Before "Hrs and Hrs", she was an accomplished songwriter. By Brandon Simmons March 10, 2023
Music Lil Tjay's Lawyer Explains Latest Legal Trouble Lil Tjay's lawyer has explained why the rapper was jailed again on Friday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2023
Music Kid Cudi Reveals The Origin Of His Stage Name During Interview With Jimmy Fallon Kid Cudi was originally rapping under the moniker of Lil Scott. By Joshua Robinson December 16, 2021
Original Content Gucci Mane's New 1017: How Wop Is Shaping The South Get to know the New 1017 through exclusive interviews with five members of Gucci Mane's newly re-established roster. By Aron A. October 29, 2021