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Music Mickey Factz Claims Cardi B Should've Called Him To Help “Kill” Her Jay-Z-Sampled “Imaginary Players” Mickey Factz recently made the claim that Chicago rap legend Lupe Fiasco is a better lyricist than Kendrick Lamar. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Music Kanye West Finally Confirms Release Date For "Bully" Kanye West previously made headlines, this week, for putting out a lengthy apology to the Jewish community. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Original Content Kevin Gates' Freakiest Songs Kevin Gates has a history of getting as nasty as he wants on wax. We're highlighting some of his most explicit records from through out his career. By Robert Blair June 14, 2022
Music Tyler, The Creator's Past Comments About R. Kelly & Diddy Come To Light Tyler, the Creator is being called out because of his old tweets, and it seems like R. Kelly and Diddy were part of the leak. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2025
Music BenDaDonnn Responds To Rumors That Drake Took Back His Gifted Rolls-Royce Over this past Christmas, Drake surprised BenDaDonn with a murdered-out Rolls-Royce, and people have claimed the former took it back. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music New Hot 97 Hosts Reveal They're Not Actually Replacing "Ebro In The Morning" Hot 97 revealed its new trio of hosts for their morning show slot, which didn't receive favorable reactions from Joe Budden and Funk Flex. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Music LaRussell Deactivates Social Media Amid Backlash To "Heaven Sent" Track LaRussell garnered controversy for calling Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, Jeffrey Epstein, and more "heaven-sent" on a new song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music YSL Mondo Accuses Young Thug Of Being The First To Snitch YSL Mondo claimed that Young Thug's alleged cooperation concerning Lil Wayne's 2015 bus shooting came before other alleged Atlanta snitchings. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Kanye West Reference Tracks For Travis Scott's "UTOPIA" Surface Online On Saturday, fifteen reference tracks by Kanye West for Travis Scott became public, including songs from "UTOPIA." By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Raises Fans' Eyebrows By Calling Out Mystery "Rat Representer" Fans have many theories as to who Young Thug may be referring to here, whether it's related to his YSL RICO case or to hip-hop media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music J. Cole Unveils Alternate Cover For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole has come through with another cover for "The Fall-Off" ahead of its anticipated release next week. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music Chris Brown Responds To Fan Wondering Why His Sexuality Is Never Questioned Recently, one social media user pointed out that Chris Brown can do whatever he wants and it won't "come off as gay." By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025