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Sneakers 50 Cent Isn't Happy With Tony Yayo For Spoiling G-Unit Reebok Sneaker Reveal The sneaker collaboration between G-Unit and Reebok was iconic in the early 2000s, and 50 Cent wanted Tony Yayo to delay its return's reveal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Drake Says He’d Take $500K Over Dinner With Jay-Z On “ICEMAN” Episode 4 Fans are dissecting every lyric, visual, and message attached to this rollout. By Tallie Spencer May 15, 2026
Music Mal Claims J. Cole Hasn't Reached Out To Drake Since Kendrick Lamar Apology Mal, like other fans, wants J. Cole to address his relationships with Drake and Kendrick Lamar on "The Fall–Off" and explain beef dynamics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Kanye West Claims Drake Brutally Turned Down "Bully" Intro But Hopes They Make An Album Kanye West's last collaboration with Drake in any capacity was their "Free Larry Hoover" benefit concert in 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Relationships Playboi Carti & Gio Ramos Have Seemingly Broken Up Playboi Carti and Gio Ramos have been going through some relationship issues, and they seem to have come to a head. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Think He Dissed NoCap With Cryptic Message In addition to NoCap, other potential targets NBA YoungBoy fans pointed to include Playboi Carti and Young Thug. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Young Thug & Quavo's Link-Up After Tour Tease Draws Harsh Reactions Following the jail call leaks, fans have speculated about are Young Thug's "rap buddies" are these days. It seems Quavo's one of the few. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Will Cover Rent For All Tenants In The Harlem Building He Lived In As A Teenager A$AP Rocky announced the campaign the promote his highly anticipated new album, "Don't Be Dumb," which drops next month. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG Shines A Light On How YouTubers & Content Creators Set The Tone For Hip-Hop's Biggest Beef HotNewHipHop spoke with Scru Face Jean, Jeremy Hecht, The Company Man, and Anthony Fantano about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and how YouTubers somehow found themselves named in a lawsuit against the biggest record label on the planet. By Alexander Cole February 05, 2025
Music Ola Runt Responds To Playboi Carti's 2020 Diss After Prison Release The rapper is ready to resume beef. By Elias Andrews October 29, 2024
Tech Kendrick Lamar & "Fortnite" Rumored To Be Collaborating For Upcoming DLC "Fortnite" is still racking up major crossovers with celebrities and musicians, and Kendrick Lamar may be next on the list. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2025
Music Drake Rents Out Toronto Castle For A Date With Pinkchyu Pinkchyu is the goth Internet personality whom Drake declared the winner of his recent "20v1" event. He said he would buy her mother a house. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026