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Music DJ Akademiks Believes Kendrick Lamar Is Suffering From "List Fatigue" DJ Akademiks reacted less than positively to Kendrick Lamar's slot on Consequence's top 20 vocalists list, arguing he's too lauded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026
Music The Game Reveals "Crack Music 2" With Kanye West Will Be On New Mixtape The Game only had part of the chorus on Kanye West's 2005 song "Crack Music," and it looks like he's giving a full verse now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music Max B & Jim Jones' Beef Seemingly Reignited By Social Media Bots 50 Cent also resurfaced the beef on Instagram in the wake of Max B finally getting out of prison following his 2009 conviction. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Relationships Cardi B Calls Out Female Rappers Who Use Offset's Infidelity To Diss Her Cardi B says Offset's alleged infidelity became a liability for her career as she's now dating Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake June 04, 2025
Music Disguised Sexyy Red Runs Around Paris With DDG But No One Is Fooled Sexyy Red's raunchy style, fashion, and music made her a bonafide superstar in pop culture. In 2025, she created a mega hit with Bruno Mars. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music Birdman Reveals Why He's Been On Tour With NBA YoungBoy NBA YoungBoy will continue performing on his "Make America Slime Again Tour" through November 12, when he will wrap up in Seattle. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music 50 Cent Says Diddy Looks Like A "Raccoon" In New Prison Photos 50 Cent's controversial executive production of the new Netflix docuseries "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" has resulted in many more Diddy jokes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Gracie Bon Claims 20 Percent Of Kendrick Lamar's Attacks On Drake In "Not Like Us" Are True Model Gracie Bon was on La Casa de Alofoke, where she leveled a plethora of allegations against Drake, and even brought up "Not Like Us." By Alexander Cole November 03, 2025
Music Drake Addresses UK Rappers Vs US Rappers, Claims Best Lyricists In The World Are From London Drake's history with UK hip hop includes signing Skepta to BBK, collaborating with Central Cee and Jorja Smith, and producing Top Boy. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music GloRilla Faces New Lawsuit For Allegedly Stealing Viral “No BBL” Catchphrase Influencer Natalie Henderson, who also goes by @slimdabodylast, accuses GloRilla of using a phrase she popularized without permission. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music GloRilla’s Sister Leaks Mother’s Alleged Angry Texts About The Rapper GloRilla's sister is not backing down since accusing the "TGIF" performer of financially neglecting their family. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music Social Media Reacts To Drake's "1 AM In Albany:" The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly A leaked Drake song called "1 AM In Albany" made the rounds on social media last night, and it has left fans in awe. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026