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Music Offset Source Shuts Down IG Model's Claim About Sabotaging Stefon Diggs The Instagram model had claimed that Offset was trying to get her to set up Cardi B's new boyfriend, Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Politics The Politics Of 50 Cent & Ja Rule's Beef: How Hip-Hop Mobilized Zohran Mamdani’s Victorious Mayoral Campaign Some might say he vibes more with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ "Empire State of Mind" than Billy Joel’s "New York State of Mind," but if his victory proves anything, like Jadakiss, Zohran Mamdani is truly outside with the streets that built New York. By Aron A. November 12, 2025
Music 7 Rappers Who Joined The Military A few notable rappers were once men in uniform. By Demi Phillips November 30, 2023
Music Every Time Kendrick Lamar Took Shots At Drake With hip hop in a frenzy over his latest guest verse, we are looking at every time Kendrick Lamar took shots at Drake throughout the years. By Wyatt Westlake March 28, 2024
Original Content How Jay-Z Traveling To London Saved His Career We're taking a look at how traveling to London in 1989 saved the storied career of Jay-Z from coming to a premature end. By Caleb Hardy May 04, 2023
Music Boosie Badazz Reacts To Kodak Black’s Latest Concerning Viral Video Recently, footage that appears to show Kodak Black nodding off onstage surfaced online, sparking concern among fans. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Original Content What Happened To Cory Gunz? After Lil Wayne's "6 Foot 7 Foot" catapulted the Young Money artist onto the global stage, we take a look at what's happened during Cory Gunz's 15-plus year career. By Robert Blair June 03, 2021
Music Diddy Threatened To Slit J Cole’s Throat Over Kendrick Lamar, TDE's Punch Appears To Allege Allegedly, Jay-Z saw the whole thing. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2024
Music Drake References His Opp Rick Ross' Canada Fight On New Song "What Did I Miss?" Drake's TLC-related bar on "What Did I Miss?" is presumably for Rick Ross, who took Future's side in 2024's rap rumble. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music JT Slams Cardi B In Apparent Response To "Am I The Drama?" Diss Cardi B issued some harsh words for Lil Uzi Vert, and now JT appears to have addressed the bars in a now-deleted tweet. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Jacquees Dubs Trey Songz A "Rapist" While Detailing Alleged Fight Out In Dubai, Trey Songz Seemingly Responds Jacquees has also banned Trey Songz from Atlanta. By Alexander Cole February 02, 2024
Music Rappers Who Believe Drake Won Rap Beef Against Kendrick Lamar These rappers believe Drake won the rap beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi May 13, 2024