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Original Content SZA & Nicki Minaj Twitter Beef, Explained Nicki Minaj and SZA unexpectedly got into a back and forth on X, but why did it start? By Devin Morton July 17, 2025
Music Drake Participates In Viral "Shabang" Challenge, Hits 100 Million Listeners On Spotify Drake has been having himself a grand old time in Turks and Caicos, which has led to him doing the "Shabang" challenge. By Alexander Cole June 13, 2026
Music "The Life Of Pablo" Marked The Old Kanye In His Final Form In the decade since The Life of Pablo, the gap between the artist fans once loved and the provocateur Ye has become has grown increasingly clear. By Aron A. March 05, 2026
Music Kay Flock Files Motion To Appeal His 30-Year Prison Sentence New York rapper Kay Flock was sentenced to 30 years in mid-December after several guilty convictions tied to four shootings in 2020 and 2021. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Opens Up About Having A Kid At 14 During Global Impact Award Acceptance Speech According to Weezy, his mother felt lonely in the house and said she couldn't live by herself. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 03, 2023
Music Drake Appears To Troll Playboi Carti By Liking His Ex's Instagram Post Drake is someone who can be incredibly petty on social media, and now, it appears as though Playboi Carti is feeling that wrath. By Alexander Cole June 02, 2026
Music Young Thug & Veeze Salute Each Other, Fans Request Collab Slime respects the new star. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 12, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Puts Summrs On Blast For Laughing At His Health Issues The rapper wasn't messing around. By Elias Andrews January 03, 2025
Music Spotify Glitch Sparks Confusion As Monthly Listeners Disappear From Artist Profiles Recently, some Spotify users began to notice that their favorite artists' number of monthly listeners was no longer listed on their profiles. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Cardi B & BIA Are Beefing: Breaking Down The Animosity Cardi B and BIA have been going at each other and fans wonder what next to expect from the feuding female MCs. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi June 04, 2024
Music Fans Wrestle With Possibility That Drake Sampled The Weeknd On "What Did I Miss?" The Weeknd and Drake's relationship has been spotty throughout the last decade, but at this moment in time, things are far from friendly. By Zachary Horvath July 05, 2025
Music Jay-Z Sets The Record Straight On His Relationship With J. Cole During his recent interview with "GQ," Jay-Z opened up about his legal issues, rap beef, Kendrick Lamar, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026