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Music Kai Cenat Reveals His Favorite Song From Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake and Kai Cenat haven't linked up in a while, but the streamer still has love for the rapper amid his content break. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music Nelly Refutes T-Pain’s “Low” Story, Claims He Never Heard The Classic Before Flo-Rida The hook of Flo-Rida & T-Pain’s classic, “Low,” references Nelly’s legendary Apple Bottom jeans, launched in the early 2000s. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 21, 2025
Music Eminem’s Rap Beefs Under Scrutiny As Fans Debate If Hip-Hop Needs A New “Bully” Some hip-hop fans think the genre needs a new "bully" like Eminem to bring out the best in its biggest players. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Winter Blanco Urges The Public To Believe Trey Songz’s Accusers Winter Blanco previously alleged that Trey Songz physically assaulted her in 2018, and that she was too afraid to come forward. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music Kid 'N Play: Where Are They Now? The larger-than-life duo won hearts in the late-90s. By Demi Phillips January 18, 2024
Music Sexyy Red Writes Letter To Judge In Tay Keith's Unpaid Royalties Case Sexyy Red and Tay Keith's camps both indicated the dispute over Keith not receiving royalties for their collaborations is almost resolved. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Brings Out ScHoolboy Q For Nostalgic Performance Of "Collard Greens" Kendrick Lamar closed his "Grand National" world tour with a heartwarming bang in Sydney by bringing out an old friend from TDE. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music Mal Claims J. Cole Hasn't Reached Out To Drake Since Kendrick Lamar Apology Mal, like other fans, wants J. Cole to address his relationships with Drake and Kendrick Lamar on "The Fall–Off" and explain beef dynamics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Says A$AP Rocky Admitted Rihanna Is The Root Of Drake Beef DJ Akademiks recently sat down with A$AP Rocky for an interview, and according to the personality, he was incredibly honest. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Commends Kendrick Lamar & Drake For Their Battle, But Not Entirely A$AP Rocky spoke to DJ Akademiks about whether or not Kendrick Lamar and Drake, who Rocky's beefing with, crossed a line in their battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Maino Takes Aim At 50 Cent On Fiery Diss Track “Bleed Like Us” In Maino's latest diss track, he targets 50 Cent with references to his domestic violence allegations, shooting, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026
Music Kanye West Receives Standing Ovation At Dave Chappelle's Comedy Show Dave Chappelle had a show last night at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood, and it just so happened to feature an appearance from Kanye West. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026