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Music Raekwon Drops Stacked Tracklist For New Album "The Emperor's New Clothes" Raekwon's new album "The Emperor's New Clothes" is part of a treasure trove of classic MCs dropping new projects via Mass Appeal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Says He Was Offered Money For A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti Hate Campaigns According to DJ Akademiks, there's an entity out there willing to dish out a lot of money to make certain artists look bad. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Reportedly Arrested For Alleged Assault Before Utah Concert Take this Playboi Carti report with a massive grain of salt, as there are various conflicting bits of information on the Internet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Allegedly Mocks Adin Ross & Cuffem's Friend Konvy After Shooting Lil Tjay's beef with Adin Ross and Cuffem may have influenced his alleged reaction to Kick streamer Konvy being shot at during an NYC stream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz": Snoop Dogg, Mia X & More Draw Wild Takes The No Limit and Cash Money "Verzuz" wasn't without its drama on both sides, with Birdman and Mercedes causing separate firestorms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Rumors That Diddy Could Face New Charges Soon According to a new report by Tasha K, the former owner of an escort service was recently questioned in court about Diddy. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Argues That Drake's Background Exempts Him From Snitch Allegations During a livestream, Trap Lore Ross told 6ix9ine about some old Drake snitching allegations that Drizzy actually referenced last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Drake Has Reportedly Apologized To Metro Boomin Multiple Times Drake and Metro Boomin have been at odds with one another for the last few years, but according to 21 Savage, things are looking up. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025
Music Drake Fans Hope His New "ICEMAN" Tease Means Episode 4 Is Coming Soon Drake has captivated a lot of fans with his "ICEMAN" livestreams, and fans hope Episode 4 will coincide with the new album's release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Pop Culture Omar Gooding Claps Back At Cam'ron For Trolling Him On Instagram On Tuesday, Cam'ron reignited his beef with Omar Gooding, which stems from comments he made on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Snaps At Fans Sharing Security Footage Of Him Online Tyler, The Creator values his privacy a lot, and this is one of various instances of him trying to set boundaries for the public. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Music Drake Fans Implode On One Another In Heated Spaces Chat Following UMG Loss Drake filed his lawsuit against Universal Music Group, earlier this year, accusing the company of defaming him. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025