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Music Symba Plans To Respond To J. Cole's Alleged Diss On New Freestyle Many J. Cole fans dismissed the theory that he dissed Symba on "Birthday Blizzard '26," but the Bay Area MC still felt slighted. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Says Kanye West Isn't Releasing “Bully” Until March Charlamagne tha God also discussed Kanye West's recent apology to the Jewish community, saying that he believes him. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Is Praying For "Hipster Rap" To Take The Mantle From Drill Rap During his new interview on "The Joe Budden Podcast," A$AP Rocky reflected on the era of indie rock in New York when he was coming up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Drake And PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U" On Pace For Disappointing First Week Sales The 6 God's projections are down. By Elias Andrews February 18, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg’s Security Accused Of Confronting Dutch Athlete At The Winter Olympics Marianne Timmer alleges that one of Snoop Dogg's security guards pushed her against a wall backstage at Milano Speed Skating Stadium. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music Tony Yayo Breaks Down How His Fight With Ja Rule Started A video of Ja Rule and Tony Yayo confronting each other on a plane went viral on social media, earlier this week. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Blasts Rap Media For “Protecting” Jay-Z After Epstein Files Drop During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks raised some serious questions about Jay-Z's past and why it hasn't faced more scrutiny. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Pushes Back After Fans Question If He's Bouncing From Hotel To Hotel Finesse2Tymes is making it clear that he's actually just booked and busy. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Appears To Respond To Megan Thee Stallion's Claim That He's A Paid Bot Megan Thee Stallion recently went on a rant about her haters being paid bots, and it seems like DJ Akademiks took exception. By Alexander Cole October 28, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Release Date For New Single, "Lover Girl" Megan Thee Stallion has been teasing the upcoming single, "Lover Girl," in several posts on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music 50 Cent Calls Diddy His "Favorite Villain" While Denying Any Personal Beef 50 Cent executive produced the "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" docuseries about Diddy, which the Bad Boy mogul is not very happy about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Summer Walker Loves Plastic Surgery, Says She Wanted Rib Removed Summer Walker is sparking some deep concern amongst her fan base after revealing how much work she's gotten done recently. By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025