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Music Saweetie Says The Industry Challenges Only Fuels Her Passion To Succeed Saweetie's music career has been sidelined for a thriving acting career that includes a role in Starz's hit series, BMF. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 14, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Officially Drops Ruthless 50 Cent Diss Track "Hey Curtis" Dave Blunts and 50 Cent clashed over the latter's criticism of Kanye West for attending the Diddy trial, but things quickly devolved. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims He "Ended" Frank Ocean's Career With 2021 Collab Kanye West went after anyone and everyone during his recent Ak interview, but even then, the Frank Ocean dig was surprising. By Elias Andrews March 31, 2025
Music Coco Jones Accidentally Reveals She Only Did Tylil Stream For Promo Coco Jones' team allegedly told Tylil to end their stream just a few minutes after this incident happened. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Tupac Shakur's Brother Mopreme Blasts Drake For Chain Purchase Drake's purchase of Tupac's presumed Death Row chain has also come under scrutiny from various other West Coast individuals. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Luther" Sets New Record While Hitting One Billion Streams Kendrick Lamar and SZA's unprecedented success in 2025 doesn't appear to be showing any signs of stopping. By Cole Blake June 24, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Takes Shots At Curren$y & DJ Akademiks On "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs has had a lot to say on his and The Alchemist's "Alfredo 2," with DJ Akademiks, Gunna, and more catching strays. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Receives Serious Backlash After Premiering "George Floyd" Line On PlaqueBoyMax's Stream Lil Yachty has written hits songs for a variety of rappers, ranging from Drake to City Girls to Karrahbooo. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 14, 2025
Music Mike Dean Seemingly Shades Travis Scott Ahead Of "JACKBOYS 2" Release Mike Dean seemed to diss Travis Scott ahead of the release of Scott's second "JACKBOYS" compilation album. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music Latto Sparks Intense Debate Over Her Decision To Rap About Her Low Body Count Latto has not been shy about flexing how few men she's slept with, but some find this to be a bit corny, including streamer Tylil. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Music Drake Concludes Wireless Festival Takeover With Global-Themed Day Three Setlist This weekend, Drake became the first artist in history to headline all three days of Wireless Festival in London. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2025
Music Jay-Z Drops Old Jaz-O Collab On Streaming Amid 30th Anniversary Celebrations "N***a What, N***a Who (Originator 99)" appeared on Jay-Z's album "Vol.2... Hard Knock Life," and it now has a special vinyl release as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2026