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Music DJ Akademiks Claps Back At Lil Baby For Dissing Him In New Music Video Lil Baby continues to take shots at DJ Akademiks, and the hip-hop commentator is not standing for any of it. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Music Jaguar Wright Fires Back At JAY-Z After Being Named In Viral Roots Picnic Freestyle Jaguar Wright has had enough. By Tallie Spencer June 04, 2026
Music NBA Ben10 Is Reportedly Permanently Paralyzed After Houston Shooting AllStar JR recently received an aggravated assault charge for allegedly shooting NBA Ben10 at a Houston restaurant. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music Brian Steel Given OVO Seal Of Approval Outside Lil Durk Trial Brian Steel has received co-signs from YSL and OTF, and outside the Lil Durk trial, he got stamped by OVO as well. By Alexander Cole September 02, 2026
Relationships 21 Savage Says He’s More Present Raising His New Baby With Latto The rapper says he is more present this time around, describing a different bond with the daughter he shares with Latto. By Erika Marie September 01, 2026
Music GloRilla & Sexyy Red Face Backlash Over “Jiggly Bow Bow” Preview Fans weren’t shy about rejecting GloRilla and Sexyy Red’s latest preview, with complaints ranging from musical fatigue to old drama. By Erika Marie September 01, 2026
Music Flacka Accuses Lil Durk Of Stiffing Him On Payment For Alleged Quando Rondo Hit Lil Durk's trial continued on Monday, with Flacka taking the stand and accusing Durk of not paying him for the alleged hit. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Promises New Album "Slime Cry" Is Still "Loading" After Delay NBA YoungBoy already dropped his album "MASA" earlier this year and followed it up with a wildly successful tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music 50 Cent's "Curtis" Turns 16: A Pivot In A Rap Giant's Career 50 and Ye went head-to-head for the number one spot in 2007. By Demi Phillips September 19, 2023
Music Diddy Celebrates His New "Love" Album With Star-Studded Release Party Diddy dropped off "The Love Album: Off the Grid" today, and fans are loving it so far. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2023
Music Kanye West's "Jesus Is King 2" With Dr. Dre Leaks Online Apparently, another version of the Chicago rapper's 2019 album had Dre on production and featured Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Travis Scott, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2023
Music 607 Unc Sacrificed Son To Escape The Illuminati, The St. Louis Rapper Claims The Missouri MC called himself "the first person to leave" in a wild interview that he stormed out of just moments after his "confession." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 22, 2023