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Music 50 Cent Receives Frustrating Update In His G-Unit Books Lawsuit Against Ex 50 Cent is still battling his longtime, former partner Shaniqua Tompkins in court over life rights tied to a G-Unit Books agreement. By Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026
Music Jay-Z's Phone Call With Michael Eric Dyson Is Causing Quite The Stir Author Michael Eric Dyson continues to defend his controversial take on Kendrick Lamar and Drake's rap beef. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2026
Music Drake Shares Picture Of Adonis Rocking An OTF Chain From Lil Durk Drake's Instagram post comes as he continues to work on his highly anticipated next studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music Baby Keem Secures Biggest Spotify Debut Of His Career With "Ca$ino" Although Baby Keem's new album "Ca$ino" isn't reaching the heights of some other 2026 hip-hop releases, it's a key indication of his future. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Killed" Hip-Hop & Drake Beef Froze The Industry DJ Akademiks has shown unwavering support to Drake in the Kendrick Lamar beef. Big Ak claims "Family Matters" is the best diss song. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music Memphis Bleek Admits He And Beanie Sigel Blew $300K Instead Of Recording An Album Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel may not have made the most of their trip to Miami, but luckily, Freeway did. By Caroline Fisher July 18, 2025
Music Melyssa Ford Checks "The Joe Budden Podcast" For Criticizing Her Response To Drake's Shoutout Melyssa Ford stood firm on "The Joe Budden Podcast," sticking up for her independence and calling out a double standard in the Drake debacle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Spice Goes Off On Bambi In Her Own "Eleven" Diss Song Bambi's Love & Hip-Hop history has been filled with beef. She has feud with Momma Dee, Sierra, Karlie Redd, and Amy Luciani. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Apparently "Loves" Playboi Carti Again Despite His Previous Rants Kanye West can be a troll a lot of the time and with this tweet being typed on April Fool's Day, it's got us wondering if he's joking. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Young Thug Says He Helped Squash Lil Baby & 21 Savage Beef In New Interview Young Thug sat down for a conversation with Big Bank, where he discussed several recent happenings and discussed some past issues as well. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music Young Thug Admits He's Unlikely To Speak With Gunna Any Time Soon Young Thug spoke about his relationship with Gunna while streaming with Adin Ross after dropping his new album, "UY Scuti." By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Chopper Alleges He Saw Diddy Kissing A “Powerful” White Man During a recent interview, former Da Band member Chopper recalled some of the things he allegedly experienced while spending time with Diddy. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025