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Music 21 Savage Is The Most Honest Rapper In Drake’s Corner 21 Savage may not be an elder statesman by age, but his measured honesty during Drake’s feud with Kendrick Lamar revealed a maturity few in rap are willing to practice. By Aron A. December 19, 2025
Music Hitta J3 Dares Adin Ross To Visit Compton Hitta J3 and Adin Ross have both had negative things to say about each other's friend/favorite rapper and it appears the beef is still alive. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Advises Drake To Push "Iceman" Back Amid Industry Struggles With the developments revolving around botting and YouTube/Billboard's disagreement, DJ Akademiks doesn't think Drake should drop yet. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj's "Fefe" Suffers Huge RIAA Demotion It's a mystery right now as to why this happened, but 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj are a part one of the biggest RIAA alterations ever. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Ebro Thanks Drake & DJ Akademiks For Free Promo After “In The Morning” Cancellation Drake has made his feelings on the cancellation of "Ebro In The Morning" clear, but according to the personality, he's actually helping him. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music Kodak Black Says He Isn't Mad About Slavery Kodak Black also showed off several opened prescription bottles during the concerning video on social media. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Billboard Announces Major Rule Change That Could Shake Up Hip-Hop Sales The change will take effect on the charts for January 17, which track listening habits from January 2 to 8. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music 50 Cent Claims He Got "Ebro In The Morning" Canceled The final episode of "Ebro In The Morning" on Hot 97 aired, last week, after the station put an end to the iconic show. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Relationships Young Thug Proposes To Mariah The Scientist During Beautiful Moment At His Atlanta Show Young Thug stopped his Atlanta benefit concert on Tuesday night so that he could propose to his long-time girlfriend, Mariah The Scientist. By Alexander Cole December 17, 2025
Music 50 Cent Threatens To Buy Maino & Jim Jones' Podcast Studio 50 Cent has been targeting Jim Jones and Maino since they criticized his Netflix documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Lawyer Appeals Sanctions For Deposition In Megan Thee Stallion's Defamation Case Megan Thee Stallion sued Milagro Gramz back in 2024 for allegedly spreading numerous falsehoods about her and Tory Lanez's shooting. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music 50 Cent Calls Jim Jones & Maino "Bums," Maino Claps Back Recently, Jim Jones called 50 Cent's Netflix docuseries about Diddy a "mockumentary," prompting a heated response. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025