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Music Skepta Claims U.K. Rappers Can Beat American Rappers In A Rap Battle, Joyner Lucas Responds Skepta is one of the biggest names in U.K. hip hop, having produced a unique rhyme style and crossover appeal. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 07, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Removes New Video, “Pray4DaGang,” From YouTube, Fans Confused ASAP Rocky paused the release of his anticipated album, Don’t Be Dumb, to fight his criminal trial in 2024. He was found not guilty. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music N.O.R.E. Addresses Kodak Black's "Drink Champs" Appearance In New Interview With Joe Budden N.O.R.E. recently sat down with Joe Budden to address a variety of topics, including Kodak Black's October 2023 appearance on Drink Champs. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Music Diddy's Mother Refused To Celebrate Prematurely Following Son's Mixed Verdict Diddy's mother Janice reportedly did not rush to celebrate the mixed verdict in the way that other members of her family did. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Sports Taylor Rooks Seemingly Responds To Drake's Mention In Unreleased Song From "ICEMAN" Livestream Drake and Taylor Rooks have a longstanding friendship, which Rooks has always maintained is nothing more serious than that. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Reveals He Will Join NBA Youngboy On The MASA Tour After Lil Baby Tour Exit BigXThaPlug has one of the biggest songs of the summer with the Bailey Zimmerman-featured, “All The Way.” "Home" is racing up the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
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 Alternate Juror In Diddy Trial Claims Prosecutors Weakened Case By Seizing Baby Oil This is the same alternate juror who spoke to CNN about how he didn't think the Diddy "freak-off" videos suggested coercion in court. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music Future Seemingly Responds To Drake's Shots On "What Did I Miss?" A vague Future tweet led many to reflect on the Drake beef that began as a result of the Kendrick Lamar battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
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 Drake Gets Stream Sniped By Fans During Surprise "ICEMAN" Live Session Drake premiered a fiery new song titled "What Did I Miss?" during this "ICEMAN" livestream, and dropped it just a few hours later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music Angela White And Derrick Milano Call Off Their Engagement After Two Years Together Angela White and Derrick Milano called off their engagement after two years, though they seem to still be on good terms with each other. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025