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Music DDG Calls Out Brands "Switching Up" On Him Due To Halle Bailey Allegations DDG recently celebrated surpassing one million followers on Twitch, but he's still frustrated with how the Halle Bailey drama is playing out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music 50 Cent Swallows His Pride And Encourages Dame Dash To Bounce Back From Financial Woes Dame Dash has to cough up a lot of cash and assets due to his debts and lawsuit judgements. But 50 Cent thinks he can win again one day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Rappers Who Own Their Masters One of the greatest business moves artists and rappers can make is owning their masters. Here's a list of rappers who have been shrewd enough to gain ownership of their masters. By Angelique Garr February 12, 2024
Music Diddy Denied Bail Following Mixed Verdict Diddy and his family were relieved and happy with the final results of his trial, but he will have to go back to jail for now. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music Drake Exposed For Allegedly Winning Unrealistic Amount Of Games On Stake Drake is already facing a class-action lawsuit alongside Stake and Adin Ross for their gambling livestreams. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Spotify Cracks Down On Botted Streams But Won't Reveal Which Artists They Punished The main narrative hip-hop fans associate with Spotify botting these days is the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef and its discourse offshoots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music King Harris Responds To Blueface Saying He Looks Like His Girlfriend Blueface's mockery of T.I.'s son King Harris comes after the girlfriend in question, Nevaeh Akira, said she doesn't care if Blueface cheats. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Nicki Minaj’s Wild Feud With Dez Bryant Recently, Nicki Minaj offered Dez Bryant $10 million to fight her husband amid one of her scathing Twitter rants. By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Weighs In After A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Gets Into Frightening Brawl In Japan A Boogie wit da Hoodie was involved in a major fight with his crew at a nightclub in Japan on Friday night. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces He's Dropping An Album On July 4th NBA YoungBoy has been in high demand ever since getting out and being pardoned by Donald Trump in late May and now, he's fully delivering. By Zachary Horvath June 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Told Drake To Leave Kendrick Lamar Alone According to DJ Akademiks, Drake's explosive lyrical battle with Kendrick Lamar should be the Toronto rapper's last. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Lil Durk Freed From Solitary Confinement After Five-Month Stint Roughly five months ago, Lil Durk was placed in solitary confinement for allegedly having an Apple Watch in prison. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026