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Music 2Pac's Family Reportedly Heated Over AI Imagery On Social Media If you haven't seen, there are a lot of AI-generated videos and images of 2Pac across platforms such as X and it's getting out of hand. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Karrahbooo Seemingly Shades Lil Yachty With Cameo In Mariah The Scientist Video Both Mariah The Scientist and Karrahbooo have had their fair share of issues with Lil Yachty, and recently, they teamed up for a music video. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Viral Adam22 & Rooga's Heated On-Air Exchange Leads To Calamity In The No Jumper Studio Adam22 swiftly kicked Rooga out. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why Drake Suing UMG Over Kendrick Lamar Diss Is “Bad” For Fans DJ Akademiks has a lot to say about Drake's new lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher January 16, 2025
Music "Say Drake," Kendrick Lamar A Million Streams From First-Ever Rapper To Surpass 100 Million Spotify Monthly Listeners Kendrick Lamar set to achieve Spotify Hip-Hop's biggest milestone yet. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 16, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Looks Back On Dealing Drugs For His Mother As A Young Boy 2 Chainz spoke on his upbringing and his familial relationships during his recent conversation with Shannon Sharpe on "Club Shay Shay." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Music Drake’s Reign At #1 On Billboard 200 Could End Next Week Drake's "ICEMAN" might slip from the top spot of the Billboard 200. By Aron A. June 17, 2026
Music GloRilla’s Sister Leaks Mother’s Alleged Angry Texts About The Rapper GloRilla's sister is not backing down since accusing the "TGIF" performer of financially neglecting their family. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music NLE Choppa Apologizes For Dragging Blueface's Son Into Their Feud Blueface has been feuding with NLE Choppa on social media since he dissed him on one of his recent singles. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Claims He Once Shot Himself Amid Bout With Depression Kevin Gates spoke candidly about his struggles with drug addiction on the latest episode of Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music J. Cole Addresses Apology To Kendrick Lamar In New Freestyle J. Cole infamous apologized to Kendrick Lamar, which led to some anger from hip-hop fans. Now, he's talking about it. By Alexander Cole January 27, 2026
Music Lil Durk Tries To Get Out Of Prison And Dismiss His Federal Indictment Via a new series of motions from his legal team, Lil Durk is questioning the evidence against him in his alleged murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025