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Music Lauryn Hill Fans Are Split On Her Surprise Performance With Kanye West Considering Kanye West's past bigotries, fans don't know how to feel about Lauryn Hill performing with Ye last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why Kanye West Would Beat Drake In “Verzuz” Despite being a massive fan of Drake, DJ Akademiks says Kanye West has more culture-defining songs to put him over the top. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music Young Thug Slams Gunna For Allegedly Overcharging Young Artists In Leaked Audio Young Thug has been at odds with Gunna for several years and fans are finally getting insight as to the reasons. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music Real Boston Richey's Ex Tatiana Chanell Accuses Him Of Abuse & Kidnapping Tensions continue to rise between Real Boston Richey and ex-girlfriend Tatiana Chanell as the latter has levied hefty allegations against him. By Zachary Horvath May 01, 2026
Music Future Appears To Announce New Album "The Real Me" Future just performed at the FIFA World Cup, and now, he is announcing his next album, which should be dropping soon. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Goes Scorched Earth On TDE Punch In Latest Rant Today, Nicki Minaj went on yet another scathing rant on X, this time targeting Top Dawg Entertainment president Punch. By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Politics Joe Budden Is Done With Nicki Minaj After Her Appearance At AmericaFest Nicki Minaj voiced her support for Donald Trump and various conservative beliefs while appearing at AmericaFest. By Cole Blake December 24, 2025
Music Havoc Finally Explains Why 2Pac Dissed Mobb Deep On "Hit Em Up" Havoc of Mobb Deep sat down for an interview with Mobb Deep, where he finally explained why 2Pac dissed them on "Hit Em Up." By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music Joe Budden Expresses Disappointment Over Kendrick Lamar’s Grammys Win Kendrick Lamar ended up taking home several awards at the Grammys on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
TV Wack 100 Calls Adin Ross Racist For Alleging That Kendrick Lamar Beat Whitney Alford Kendrick Lamar was accused of allegedly beating his now fiance Whitney Alford in 2014, and Wack 100 debated Adin Ross about it. By Alexander Cole November 06, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch Sparks Rumors Of Another Delay As “The Navy Album” Pre-Save Disappears Roddy Ricch fans can't help but expect the worst as they patiently await "The Navy Album" despite numerous delays. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Original Content Dax And The Viral Rise Of Co-Worker Music Dax is one of the most viral rappers on TikTok, and he is ushering in what is being called "Co-Worker Music" By Alexander Cole November 26, 2025