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Music Ja Rule Wishes He Had Internet During 50 Cent Beef While Addressing Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle Along with Nas versus Jay-Z, 50 Cent versus Ja Rule and Kendrick Lamar versus Drake rank among hip-hop's most legendary beefs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Goes Off On JK Rowling For Transphobic Views JK Rowling, the author of "Harry Potter," has faced public backlash for expressing transphobic views for a number of years now. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025
Viral The Weeknd Performs "Timeless" With Kai Cenat During Playboi Carti's Rolling Loud LA Set Fellow streamer Young Dabo accompanied Kai Cenat at Playboi Carti's performance, where The Weeknd showed both of them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music JT Hits Back At Cardi B’s Wild Allegations About Abortions & Nudes JT recently responded to Cardi B's scathing "Am I The Drama?" diss with a series of fiery tweets and videos. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Tears Into Kanye West With Another Scathing Diss Track Earlier this month, Dave Blunts revealed that he's officially cut ties with Kanye West, claiming that the Chicago rapper needs to "find god." By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Sneakers Usher’s Air Jordan 4 "Universe" PE Captures Halftime History Usher’s Air Jordan 4 “Universe” Super Bowl PE blends glossy black leather with exclusive details, making it a rare Jordan moment. By Ben Atkinson September 22, 2025
Music Ice Spice Announces Release Date For New Single “Baddie Baddie” Ice Spice samples M.I.A.’s classic track, “Bad Girls.," on her new single, "Baddie Baddie," which is releasing this week. By Cole Blake September 22, 2025
Music Who Is Still Supporting Diddy In Hip-Hop? The Diddy scandal has caused many folks in the culture to shift the blame away or speculate on systemic intervention. How are they different? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 22, 2025
Music Drake Becomes First Artist Ever With 120 Billion Spotify Streams While Drake can certainly coast off of the continued commercial success of his catalog, he's still putting in work to add another chapter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Relationships Stefon Diggs Says He Wants A Baby Boy With Cardi B And Is Already Thinking Of Names Cardi B announced that she and Stefon Diggs are expecting during an interview with Gayle King on Wednesday. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025
Music N.O.R.E. Defends His Revelation About Pusha T's Angry Drake & Pharrell Phone Call N.O.R.E. claimed that Pusha T angrily called him when Pharrell refused to choose between him and Drake in a "Drink Champs" interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Music 50 Cent Shares Workout Video For Role As Balrog In Upcoming "Street Fighter" Movie 50 Cent has shared a training video detailing the workout routine he's undertaken to prepare for his role in the "Street Fighter" film. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025