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Music Kyle Rittenhouse Trolls Social Media With Lil Wayne Photo After sharing a photo showing himself with Lil Wayne, Kyle Rittenhouse suggested it was an AI image. By Erika Marie July 02, 2026
Music JAY-Z Strikes Target Deal For "Reasonable Doubt" Exclusive Vinyl Amid Boycott & People Aren't Happy Target faces boycotts after pulling back on DEI efforts. By Aron A. June 15, 2026
Streetwear Drake's New "Where She At" T-Shirt Sparks Speculation About A$AP Rocky Beef Drake added a new "Where She At?" t-shirt to his Amazon storefront, widely seen as a shot at A$AP Rocky over Rihanna. By Ben Atkinson June 25, 2026
Music T.I. Confirms The Release Date For His Final Album "Kill The King" T.I. is looking to drop off "Kill The King" later this month, and it just so happens to be the final album of his career. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Lizzo's "B*tch" Album Reportedly Sells Less Than 3K First Week Lizzo's latest album has sparked questions about whether the singer can reconnect with the audience that once made her a Pop powerhouse. By Erika Marie June 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Charlamagne Tha God Asking For Live Conversation DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been feuding over the Akademiks TV page, Jay-Z and Roc Nation, alleged crypto scams, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Pleasure P Speaks On Slick'em Hound's Absence From Pretty Ricky Verzuz B2K B2K's Omarion clarified his comments about Slick'em Hound at the Pretty Ricky Verzuz, and Pleasure P addressed Slick'em's absence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Lupe Fiasco Argues Nas Doesn't Rank Highly Among Hip-Hop's Best Lyricists Lupe Fiasco was on "Culture United" this week, where he spoke on a myriad of topics, including Nas' lyricism. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Sports Drake Hits A$AP Rocky With "Where She At?" Celebration At World Cup Drake was at Portugal and Croatia's face-off at the 2026 FIFA World Cup yesterday, which led to a sly shot at A$AP Rocky. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Music Rick Ross Reveals Why He Was Flying Commercial Rick Ross was flying commercial earlier this week, and it led to all sorts of discourse that he is now responding to. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music Drake & Ari Fletcher Spotted At The Same Club In Turks And Caicos Drake is currently on vacation in Turks and Caicos, and as it turns out, he is in the same location as Ari Fletcher. By Alexander Cole June 13, 2026
Music Westside Gunn Denies Rumors About Jay-Z's Advice Causing Griselda Rift Recent verses from Benny The Butcher and Conway The Machine, plus Mal's Jay-Z and Griselda claims, have put Westside Gunn under scrutiny. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026