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Music Jay-Z Offers His Side Of The Tupac & Biggie Smalls Beef Story As a collaborator of Biggie Smalls' and an admirer of Tupac Shakur's artistry, Jay-Z's personal perspective on their "feud" was curious. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2026
Politics Ed Sheeran Faces Backlash As Tour Openers Quit After Macklemore’s Removal The Macklemore controversy has left Ed Sheeran defending his silence on Palestine while artists abandon upcoming tour dates. By Erika Marie September 15, 2026
Music Keefe D Racked Up Jail Violations Before Tupac Murder Trial Before his Tupac conviction, Keefe D faced multiple jail violations and a separate conviction tied to an inmate fight. By Erika Marie September 14, 2026
Pop Culture Kid Cudi To Direct And Star In New Horror Thriller “Wrong Number” Production is underway on Wrong Number, giving Kid Cudi another major film role as he builds out his film career. By Erika Marie September 11, 2026
Music Drake Spotted Shooting Music Video Amid "FOMO" Hype Drake is going to be premiering "FOMO" on September 15, and fans are still trying to figure out what it is. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music Cardi B Explains Why She's Including "WAP" & "Up" On Her Sophomore Album Cardi B has been catching a lot of heat for including these older tracks on her next LP, but she feels they deserve to be there. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2025
Music Trey Songz Nearly Comes To Blows With A Fan In Heated Confrontation More details on the argument remain unclear, but a video of Trey Songz threatening to "beat the sh*t out of" someone is circulating online. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
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 The Alchemist Taunts The Internet Over Their Heated Reactions To His & Erykah Badu's AI Cover Art Fans of The Alchemist were wildly disappointed in the producer after it was learned that the artwork for "Next To You" wasn't authentic. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Joins Drake On Stage During Night 1 Of Wireless Festival Lauryn Hill joined Drake on stage at the end of the first night of his triple headlining appearance at Wireless Festival. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Drake Is Lapping The Field In Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 Hits Drake has had over 80 of his most popular songs land inside the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart over the years. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Diddy's Sentencing Gets Tentative Date After Divisive Mixed Verdict Diddy was acquitted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, but his trial's jury convicted him for transportation to commit prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025