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Music 50 Cent's "In Da Club" Surpasses 2 Billion Streams On Spotify The newest milestone comes after 50 Cent finished 2025 as the most popular rapper from New York on YouTube. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music J. Cole Says Hip-Hop Chose Drake & Kendrick Lamar Over Him J. Cole reflected on Kendrick Lamar and Drake on the "The Fall-Off" cut "I Love Her Again," which flips Common's classic track about hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Reviews Offset "Kiari" Review "Kiari" finds Offset asserting his personal and artistic identity through standout street bangers and poignant introspection, even as familiar tropes and uneven moments hold the project back. By Aron A. August 27, 2025
Music RIAA Just Made NBA Youngboy The Most Successful Rapper This Decade NBA Youngboy has been unstoppable his entire career with a cult-like following that made him one of the most popular artists in rap music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music Bricc Baby & Others Reportedly Arrested In Gang Takedown As Authorities Search For Big U According to U.S. Attorney Joseph T. McNally, Bricc Baby and others were arrested in an attempt “to make our communities safer." By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2025
Music Bricc Baby Corroborates 50 Cent’s Allegation That Lil Meech Is A “Drug Addict” Bricc Baby recently shared an interesting theory about Big Meech's relationship with his son Lil Meech amid their feud with 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2025
Music Kevin Abstract Teases Reunion With Ameer Vann & Fans Can't Believe It Kevin Abstract has new music in store for next month, and it appears that it will involve his Brockhampton co-founder, Ameer Vann. By Cole Blake May 05, 2025
Music Drake Introduces Real-Life Anita Max Wynn Girl In Gambling Stream With Adin Ross & Stake Drake debuted the Anita Max Wynn chain during his Drizzmas giveaway last December with Adin Ross, Stake, and Kick. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes Kendrick Lamar Is Suffering From "List Fatigue" DJ Akademiks reacted less than positively to Kendrick Lamar's slot on Consequence's top 20 vocalists list, arguing he's too lauded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026
Music Yungeen Ace Tries To Stop His Mom From Dissing Foolio Foolio and Yungeen Ace engaged in heavy beef for a couple of years before the former's tragic murder last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Pusha T & Travis Scott Beef, Unpacked Pusha T's issues with Travis Scott stem from the "Utopia" rollout, specifically the content of Drake's verse on "Meltdown." By Aron A. June 20, 2025
Music Kiyomi Leslie Details First Sex Romp With Bow Wow: Her "Yum Yum Sauce" Hooked Him It was her first time in a long time. By Zaynab October 16, 2018