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Music Nas, The Last Great Purist: How "Legend Has It" Extends His Ongoing Love Letter To Hip-Hop From the projects that birthed "Illmatic" to the boardrooms shaping "Legend Has It," Nas has proven that hip-hop’s soul can evolve without losing its roots. By Aron A. October 23, 2025
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
Music Rolling Loud Confirms Orlando As Its Only U.S. Festival In 2026 Rolling Loud Orlando pre-sale begins on January 9 at 10 a.m. EST, and pre-sale ticket buyers will receive a free t-shirt. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Blueface Calls Kai Cenat A "Cry Baby" Over Gigi Breakup & Cheating Rumors Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah denied rumors that she cheated on Kai Cenat with NBA YoungBoy, and folks like Blueface are mocking this drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music 21 Savage & Future Hop On FaceTime After Swapping Subliminal Disses In the midst of 21 Savage trying to heal the Atlanta rap scene, him and Future butted heads for a short minute on Twitter (X). By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music $uicideboy$ Settle Massive $6.4 Million Copyright Lawsuit From Three 6 Mafia Juicy J and DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia sued Scrim of $uicideboy$ in 2020 for allegedly sampling 35 of their songs without permission. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Max B Places Himself Behind Biggie, Jay-Z, & Nas In Top NY Rap Debate Rapper Max B stirred the pot when he placed himself among New York Rap greats while dissing Big Daddy Kane. By Erika Marie May 19, 2026
Music Drake’s “ICEMAN” Projected To Dominate Billboard Hot 100 Next Week Are you surprised? By Aron A. May 19, 2026
Music DJ Whoo Kid Suggests Kendrick Lamar's "Moment" Can't Compare To Drake's Commercial Dominance "ICEMAN" is on the way. By Aron A. May 06, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Turn All The Way Up At Screenings Of Rapper's Documentary NBA YoungBoy fans flooded select theaters to watch the rapper's MASA tour documentary and it's safe to say they enjoyed it. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 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