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Music Drake's Mansion Hosts Yeat & EsDeeKid For "Made It On Our Own" Music Video Considering Drake's collaborations with Yeat and his love for U.K. hip-hop, seeing EsDeeKid at The Embassy is no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Surpasses Jay-Z For Most Grammys In Hip-Hop History Kendrick Lamar went into tonight with 22 Grammys, while Jay-Z had 25. Now, Kendrick holds the record thanks to a phenomenal night. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2026
Reviews “Islah” Was The Proof Kevin Gates Could Never Be Cancelled Kevin Gates endured because his audience valued emotional honesty over moral cleanliness, and "Islah" is the clearest proof of that. By Aron A. January 30, 2026
Music Black Eyed Peas Use “Where Is the Love?” To Address Minnesota At Ty Dolla $ign’s EZMNY Jam Pre-GRAMMYs Event The Black Eyed Peas performed at Ty Dolla $igns Pre-Grammy event and had a message. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Donald Trump Crowns Nicki Minaj The Greatest Female Rapper Ever Donald Trump's praise came after Nicki Minaj described herself as the president's biggest fan at an event on Wednesday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music 50 Cent's Ex Alleges She Only Signed Away Her Life Rights Out Of Fear For Her Safety 50 Cent's publishing company, G-Unit Books, is suing Shaniqua Tompkins for allegedly profiting off of her life story. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Finesse2tymes Sounds Off On Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Over Sample Price Finesse2tymes' rampage continues, with his vicious energy now being directed at Bone Thugs-N-Harmony over a sample's price tag. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Previews Diss Track Amid 21 Savage & Atlanta Beef Fivio Foreign is capitalizing off his disdain for 21 Savage's "f**k the streets" messages, and he's seemingly aiming at the whole of Atlanta. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music GloRilla Puts Haters Of Her "No Lash Moment" Post On Blast GloRilla has had to clap back at a lot of critics of her looks and this time it was a post of her natural appearance that set them off. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music Top5 Fires Back After N3on Accuses Him Of Scamming Jeweler Out Of $90K During a recent livestream, N3on put Top5 on blast for allegedly swindling his jeweler using his name and his religion. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026
Music Drake Scores Major Legal Win As Photographer Abandons “What Did I Miss?” Lawsuit In November, Drake was sued by Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti, who accused him of copyright infringement. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Sales Projections Take A Significant Hit A$AP Rocky was originally projected to sell 200K with "Don't Be Dumb," but that appears to no longer be the case. By Alexander Cole January 21, 2026