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Music Ja Rule Pays Tribute To Irv Gotti During Summer Jam Set Ja Rule and Irv Gotti made some truly classic hip-hop in the 2000s and beyond, and Ja didn't experience this bittersweet moment alone. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Cam'ron Reveals Why There Has Never Been A Drake & Dipset Collaboration Drake and Cam'ron have always had a lot of respect for another over the years, so it begs the question: Where are the collabs? By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Doja Cat's Viral Fan Fires Back After Her "Musty" Accusation With New Merch Doja Cat's viral interaction with the fan in question sparked tons of debate on social media over the weekend. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Drop "Alfredo" Movie Trailer Before Sequel's Rumored Release Date Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist are rumored to drop "Alfredo 2" later this month, with a lead single supposedly coming in just a few hours. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Denies TDE Punch's Claim That Drake Writes Akademiks TV Captions DJ Akademiks and TDE's Punch have been exchanging words online ever since Nicki Minaj and SZA's feud began, and Drake is a central topic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music TDE Punch Explains How Nicki Minaj & SZA's Beef Started Both Nicki Minaj and SZA posted several fiery messages aimed at one another on social media on Tuesday night. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Clipse Add Several Overseas Tour Dates Amid "Let God Sort Em Out" Success Fans in the Netherlands, England, and France will now get a chance to see Pusha T and Malice on their upcoming tour. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music 21 Savage & Young Thug Hilariously Troll Each Other On Instagram 21 Savage and Young Thug both tried to embarrass each other by posting their old pictures on social media. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Consequence Teams Up With Kanye West For Upcoming Single While Consequence didn't share many details of his new Kanye West-produced track, he did say it's reminiscent of the "old Kanye.” By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2025
Music Skepta Fires First In UK Rappers Vs. American Rappers Rap Battle With Joyner Lucas Diss Track, "Friendly Fire" Skepta’s UK vs USA rap battle comments have sparked responses by Joyner Lucas, ASAP Rocky, Maiya The Don, and more. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music Joe Budden Expresses Disappointment Over Kendrick Lamar’s Grammys Win Kendrick Lamar ended up taking home several awards at the Grammys on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music New Bodycam Footage Captures Usher’s Ex-Wife Tameka Foster Moments After Arrest Last summer, Usher's ex-wife Tameka Foster was arrested on an airplane in Georgia after returning home from a trip. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026