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Music Universal Music Deems Drake's Petition Claims "Offensive" And "Untrue" Aubrey cannot catch a break. By Elias Andrews November 25, 2024
Music Rico Nasty Refuses To Credit Twitter Artist After Reposting Their Work Rico went off on her fans. By Thomas Galindo February 12, 2022
Music Drake Maintains Impressive Spotify Title A Year After Kendrick Lamar Feud Kendrick Lamar may have come out on top following his explosive battle with Drake, but the Toronto rapper has taken the lead in other ways. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Music Young Thug Shows Love To GloRilla As She Makes Light Of Jail Call Diss In a jail call that recently leaked online, Young Thug called GloRilla unattractive and insisted that he would never pursue her. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Wale Addresses New Album's Release Date In "Slowdown" Freestyle Wale began promoting his forthcoming album at the top of the year with the lead single "Blanco." He has released two new songs since. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music FBG Duck Murder: 6 O-Block Members Found Guilty Each of the six O-Block-affiliated defendants will be facing life in prison after being found guilty in the killing of FBG Duck. By Cole Blake January 17, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy's Mom Explains Why She's Not As "Rich" As Her Son What some fans might see as a jealous comment at face value is actually a much more grounded perspective. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2024
Pop Culture Leena Sayed Denies Being Young Thug's "Twin" After Leaked Jail Call She insists she rides for Devin Haney. By Elias Andrews December 24, 2024
Original Content D Smoke After "Rhythm + Flow": A Conversation On Gang Culture, "Black Habits," Rapping Techniques & More D Smoke opens up about "Black Habits," his victory on Netflix's "Rhythm + Flow," and the importance of creative songwriting in the season premiere of "On The Come Up." By Mitch Findlay October 01, 2020
Music Kanye West’s “DONDA 2” First-Week Sales Revealed Earlier this week, Kanye West's album "Donda 2" hit streaming services for the first time, with a few changes. By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music Charleston White Mocks Boosie Badazz After Rapper Accepts Plea Deal In Gun Case Recently, Boosie Badazz announced that he decided to accept a plea deal in his federal gun case, prompting a response from one of his foes. By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Pays Respects To Nipsey Hussle Lil Wayne takes a moment to remember Nipsey Hussle. By Mitch Findlay April 12, 2019