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Music Ja Rule Disses 50 Cent & Defends Max B Over Jumping Rumors Ja Rule promised to explain the alleged jumping today after 50 Cent and Max B chimed in on these murky rumors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music J. Cole Reveals His Wife Cried Over Kendrick Lamar Apology J. Cole recently spoke on his relationship with Kendrick Lamar and Drake in a new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music Photos Of Kid Cudi’s Fire-Damaged Porsche Released To The Public Amid Diddy Trial Kid Cudi took the stand in Diddy's trial today, alleging that the Bad Boy founder broke into his house and set his car on fire. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music T.I. Takes Aim At 50 Cent With Another Diss Track, “Right One” T.I. and 50 Cent have been at odds on social media since their possible matchup on "Verzuz" recently fell through. By Cole Blake February 23, 2026
Music REASON Releases Savage Joey Badass Diss "The Dead Apple" Amid Ray Vaughn Beef We now have a four-way street of diss tracks between REASON, Joey Badass, Ray Vaughn, and Daylyt. There are a few more players, too... By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music John Legend Reveals What He Thinks Caused Kanye West’s Sad “Devolution” According to John Legend, he never saw Kanye West's "obsessions with antisemitism" and "anti-blackness" when they were friends. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Extensively Explains The Petty Beef Between Drake & Dillon Brooks The internet doesn't know what Ak is trying to do by breaking this down. By Zachary Horvath December 02, 2024
Music Lil Durk Finally Gets His Wish As Murder-For-Hire Case Takes A Turn Lil Durk has been behind bars since 2024, when authorities charged him with murder-for-hire for an alleged incident involving Quando Rondo. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music Wale Admits His Run-In With Kai Cenat Affected His Mental Health Kai Cenat famously did not recognize Wale when they ran into each other at the BET Awards, earlier this year. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Official Grammys Submissions For 2026 Revealed Kendrick Lamar already won big last year, but he "opened his mouth" again with the "GNX" album and other collaborations under his belt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music B.G. Reveals Why Lil Wayne Wasn't At Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz" Considering the drama between Turk, Birdman, and Cash Money right now, B.G. cleared the air around Lil Wayne's recent "Verzuz" absence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025
Music Ja Rule Threatens To Expose 50 Cent’s Problematic Past In New Documentary Ja Rule continues to go after 50 Cent following the release of Netflix's new Diddy docuseries, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2025