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Music Kendrick Lamar's Engineer Reveals The "Amazing" Process Behind Drake Disses Unsurprisingly, the turnaround time for Kendrick Lamar's tracks was almost non-existent, and Nicolas de Porcel loved the high pressure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Clowned By O'Shea Jackson Jr. For Claiming Drake Has Been Through "Realer Sh*t" Than Kendrick Lamar Jackson was not a fan of Akademiks' remarks. By Alexander Cole July 23, 2024
Music Coroner Confirms Brother Marquis' Cause Of Death Along with the rest of the 2 Live Crew, Brother Marquis was essential in pioneering Miami bass and crafting the hip-hop of today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2024
Music Rick Ross Performs Drake Collab After French Montana Said Their Beef Will End French Montana was at Rick Ross' recent club performance, where Rozay performed his Drake collab "Aston Martin Music." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026
Music 50 Cent Teases Documentary About Jay-Z's Alleged Jeffrey Epstein Link 50 Cent reacted to Jay-Z's name appearing in an unverified Jeffrey Epstein hotline tip from 2019, allegations that also involved Pusha T. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Sports Toosii Calls Syracuse's Football Coach A Liar After Transferring Out Toosii committed to play for Syracuse last year, but his plans didn't take long to unravel as the coach revealed it wasn't happening. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Music UK Rapper Ratlin Calls Top5 A "Police Bwoy" After Top's Stabbing Top5 was in London for his friend Drake's Wireless Festival takeover, and he narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Walter Scott Of The Whispers Passes Away At 81 Walter Scott was a founding member of The Whispers, whom you know for their massive hits like "And The Beat Goes On" and "Rock Steady." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Chris Brown Cancels "Breezy Bowl XX" Memphis Show As His Tour Achieves Lucrative Success Chris Brown's "Breezy Bowl XX" trek has been selling out crowds, but sadly, a show has been axed for reasons out of his control. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Young Thug Name-Drops Gunna In Scathing "UY Scuti" Diss Young Thug dropped his fourth studio album, "UY Scuti," on Friday, marking his first release since getting out of jail, last year. By Cole Blake September 26, 2025
Music Drake’s Touring Revenue Reaches Staggering New High Drake's Australian "Anita Max Win" tour reportedly raked in $30M, making it the highest-grossing rap tour in the continent's history. By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
Music Everything We Know About Young Thug's New Album "UY Scuti" Young Thug is getting ready to drop his long-awaited comeback album "UY Scuti" on September 26. This is everything we know about it so far. By Devin Morton September 17, 2025