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Music Joe Budden Rips Drake For "Pen Isn't Dry" Comments Drake says the "pen isn't dry," but considering what happened with Drake and Pusha T, Joe Budden does not want to hear it. By Alexander Cole August 12, 2026
Music Mal Calls Andre 3000 The “Most Overrated Rapper” Of All Time According to Mal of the "New Rory & Mal" podcast, Andre 3000 is no longer one of his top five rappers for one simple reason. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Drake Allegedly Spoke To XXXTentacion's Mom After His Passing Drake and XXXTentacion's history has been speculated about even years after the latter's passing. It also wasn't the best. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To YNW Melly's Efforts To Secure Prison Release 50 Cent has some thoughts on YNW Melly's request for a new legal team ahead of his double murder retrial in 2027. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Music First Week Sales Projections For Kanye West's "Bully" Come In Well Below Expectations Kanye West's "Bully" was receiving some pretty strong first week sales projections, but a new update has quelled expectations. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Music Mal Laughs At Rick Ross After Retracting Diss To His Brother Biggs Burke Rick Ross has been beefing with Rory and Mal over their "glaze" of Drake, and he roped in Mal's brother Biggs Burke to mixed results. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Music King Harris Unleashes On 50 Cent In New Diss Track “Made Man” T.I. is currently feuding with 50 Cent, and recently, his 21-year-old son King Harris decided to get involved. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music J. Cole Fails To Release "The Fall Off" Despite Rumors Of A Surprise Drop Hip-Hop media personalities were claiming that J. Cole might be dropping on Friday, but in the end, we were had. By Alexander Cole January 09, 2026
Music Drake Hit With A RICO? Everything You Need To Know About The Latest Lawsuit Against Stake, Drake & Adin Ross This one is just the latest in a series of lawsuits against the online gambling platform that Drake and Adin Ross have promoted heavily in recent years. By Aron A. January 06, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Admits He Stalked Tim Burton To Get Him To Create The "Don't Be Dumb" Artwork Following the release of "Don't Be Dumb," A$AP Rocky will be embarking on a world tour in promotion of the album. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music Cardi B Vows To Never Perform In Atlanta Arena Again After Staff Fight Cardi B nearly axed her final "Little Miss Drama" tour stop in Atlanta last night due to State Farm Arena staff allegedly disrespecting her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music Ja Rule Issues Apology Following Viral Plane Confrontation With Tony Yayo & Uncle Murda Ja Rule got into a heated confrontation with G-Unit rappers Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda which led to him being removed from the plane. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026