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Sneakers Tony Yayo Just Confirmed The Return Of G-Unit x Reebok Sneakers Tony Yayo confirmed on The Real Report podcast that the G-Unit x Reebok sneaker is returning, with a release reportedly expected soon. By Ben Atkinson May 14, 2026
Music Tyrese Dips In Middle Of Tank Verzuz Battle And Argues With Trey Songz With Tyrese and Tank being former bandmates, you had a feeling this Verzuz would deliver on the entertainment front, and it definitely did. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music Lupe Fiasco Argues Nas Doesn't Rank Highly Among Hip-Hop's Best Lyricists Lupe Fiasco was on "Culture United" this week, where he spoke on a myriad of topics, including Nas' lyricism. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Drake Reportedly Backs Bad Bunny's Attempt To Reverse Copyright Suit Ruling Bad Bunny is part of a massive lawsuit targeting the use of the "dembow" and other Jamaican rhythms in reggaetón, and Drake is backing him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Tour Materializes The Elusive pgLang Vision Kendrick Lamar and SZA set a new standard on the Grand National tour; more importantly, the tour embodies pgLang’s forward-thinking ethos at the intersection of art and media. By Aron A. June 24, 2025
Relationships Blueface Breaks Up Fight Between His Mom & His New Girlfriend Nevaeh Akira Blueface's welcome home party came on Tuesday after the rapper was finally released from prison, last month. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Fat Joe Claims Bruno Mars Snapped At Him For Asking If He Was Puerto Rican Bruno Mars' father is of Puerto Rican and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, whereas Fat Joe's parents are of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Offset Shares Update On His Relationship With Quavo Offset and Quavo's has gotten complicated over the years, particularly following the 2022 death of Takeoff. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025
Music Police Officer Says Afroman Claiming To Sleep With His Wife Caused Him "Tremendous Pain" Several police officers are suing Afroman for satirical music videos he released after they raided his home in 2022. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Blasts 50 Cent For Dissing Other Rappers Instead Of T.I. A fiery new series of tweets from Fivio Foreign called out 50 Cent, T.I., Young Thug, Lil Baby, Rooga, and Boosie Badazz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Cardi B Surprisingly Reacts To Nicki Minaj's Sister Attending Her Show Unless Cardi B talked about someone else who went to her concert, she seemed to dismiss any issues with Nicki Minaj's half-sister Ming Li. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator Expressed Hatred For Leon Thomas Over A Decade Ago Tyler, the Creator's old tweets are being relitigated online, and one of them just so happens to be a shot at Leon Thomas. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2025