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Music The Game Crowns Himself The Best Rapper From Compton Fans were quick to bring up Kendrick Lamar in response to The Game's hot take on "Club Shay Shay" on Wednesday. By Cole Blake December 10, 2025
Music PlaqueBoyMax Responds To AlBee Al's Claim That He Doesn't Support New Jersey Artists PlaqueBoyMax was called out by New Jersey rapper AlBee Al on the "Joe Budden Podcast" for not giving proper love to artists from there. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music Digital Nas Refutes The Validity Of Kanye West's "Cousins" Digital Nas saying this isn't too surprising considering that he's been close with Kanye West for a few years now. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music The Notorious B.I.G.’s Estate Addresses Allegations From New Diddy Docuseries In "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," Kirk Burrowes alleges that Diddy made Biggie's estate pay for the late rapper's funeral. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Fans & Twitter Trolls Bully Drake For His Bald Spot Drake may have come out of that livestream feeling good, but the haters are always going to find something. By Zachary Horvath November 25, 2024
Music Blueface Takes Homophobic Shots At NLE Choppa Blueface's remarks come after NLE Choppa seemingly dissed him on his latest single, "Shotta Flow 8," which he dropped earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Politics Billy Porter Blasts Nicki Minaj Over Donald Trump Support In recent weeks, Nicki Minaj has been called out by Don Lemon, Trevor Noah, and more for her allegiance to Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Says A$AP Rocky Admitted Rihanna Is The Root Of Drake Beef DJ Akademiks recently sat down with A$AP Rocky for an interview, and according to the personality, he was incredibly honest. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Rare Tupac Shakur Demo Tapes From His Teen Years Are Headed To Auction Hip-hop history hits the auction block. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Chris Brown’s $500 Million “History Of Violence” Lawsuit Tossed Out By Judge In 2024, "Chris Brown: A History Of Violence" aired on ID, diving into the hitmaker's allegedly problematic past. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music TDE Affiliate MackWop Warns Nicki Minaj After Her Scathing Rant About Punch & SZA According to MackWop, Nicki Minaj could find herself in a position similar to Drake's if she's not careful. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025