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Music J. Cole Reveals How Often He Speaks To Drake & Kendrick Lamar J. Cole spoke about Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and their viral feud from 2024 during a new interview with Cam'ron. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Dame Dash Says He Is "Embarrassed" For Jay-Z, Criticizes His Hair If there's one thing that Dame Dash is going to do, is give his hot takes about Jay-Z. This time, it's all about Hov's recent Roots Picnic takeover. By Erika Marie June 02, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Hires Iconic Lawyer With Plenty Of Hip-Hop Clients Authorities charged Pooh Shiesty for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint in Dallas, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Royce Da 5’9” Breaks His Silence On Battle With Rare Health Condition During a recent interview with "Rolling Stone," Royce Da 5'9" opened up about his ongoing health struggles. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Cardi B Tells Fans To Leave BIA Alone After Performing Diss Track In Her State Cardi B basically said she can handle BIA by herself during her Boston stop this week on her "Little Miss Drama" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music Chloe Bailey Looks Stunned After DDG Seemingly Sends Her A Gift On TikTok Live Earlier this year, Halle Bailey was granted a restraining order against DDG after alleging that he violently attacked her. By Caroline Fisher September 22, 2025
Music Jada Pinkett Smith Wins Court Decision As Restraining Order Request Is Dismissed A win for Jada. By Tallie Spencer February 26, 2026
Music Stylist Asiah Knowles Continues Targeting Drake By Leaking Alleged DMs The drama comes as Drake is still at work on his long-awaited ninth studio album, "Iceman," which is expected to drop this year. By Cole Blake September 02, 2025
Music T.I.'s Pharrell-Produced Song "Mr. Him" Garners Strong Reactions On Social Media T.I. is gearing up for his final album, "Kill The King," and his latest teaser for "Mr. Him" is going viral for a plethora of reasons. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Diddy's Ex Bodyguard Alleges That Usher Was Hospitalized Following Diddy Assault He's repeatedly spoken out against Diddy. By Elias Andrews October 04, 2024
Music Metro Boomin Reacts To Most Streamed Collab Albums List Led By Drake Metro Boomin also addressed the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, and seemed to take a neutral stance while calling it "WWE." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Says Kendrick Lamar Left Hip-Hop Directionless After Drake Beef DJ Akademiks thinks only Drake's "ICEMAN" can get hip-hop culture back on course after Kendrick Lamar sought to "Watch The Party Die." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026