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Music Kendrick Lamar Slammed As A Hypocrite Over Playboi Carti Meet-Up In Atlanta Kendrick Lamar brought out Playboi Carti during his latest show in Atlanta on the "Grand National" tour with SZA. By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Music E-40 Is A West Coast Icon: His Biggest Hits The East Bay, California rapper is widely considered to be a west coast icon for his deep influence on the Bay Area hyphy scene. By Wyatt Westlake June 27, 2023
Music Quentin Miller: The Pen Behind Hip-Hop Hits Quentin Miller is just as effective on the main stage as he is behind the curtains. The songwriting genius is responsible for some classics. By Demi Phillips August 15, 2023
Music Memphis Bleek Declares He Wouldn't Sell His Catalog For $100 Million Apparently, a phone call from Jay-Z convinced Memphis Bleek that he should keep his music catalog despite lucrative offers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Previews 50 Cent Diss Track After The Mogul Trolled Kanye West Dave Blunts achieved fame in 2024 following a viral video on social media of him rapping with a model girlfriend by his side. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 14, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Admits He Paid Big Bank To Interview Him During Sit-Down 6ix9ine and Big Bank challenged each other on snitching allegations, hip-hop beefs, and loyalty debates during their new interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music RZA Gets Tested On His Knowledge Of Random Wu-Tang Clan Affiliates—There’s A Lot Not even RZA could keep up with the long-list of Wu-Tang affiliates. By Aron A. May 08, 2026
Music AllStar JR Arrested In Connection With NBA Ben 10 Shooting: Everything We Know AllStar JR taunted NBA Ben 10 after Ben was shot in Houston over an alleged jumping, and J Prince Jr. is also in the mix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Sports Drake Ices Out His Courtside Seats Again For Raptors Playoff Game It appears Drake wasn't in the building for the Toronto Raptors playoff game last night, but he did tease "ICEMAN" again with his seat stunt. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Lucki Refuses To Delay His Album Despite Sharing Same Release Day As Drake's "ICEMAN" Lucki announced "Dr*gs R Bad" was coming on May 15 in March. Despite Drake unleashing "ICEMAN" that day too, he's still not moving it. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Joe Budden Claims Noah “40” Shebib Is Back For Drake’s “ICEMAN” During a recent episode of his podcast, Joe Budden revealed why he has high expectations for Drake's upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Drake Uses His Kendrick Lamar Disses To Argue For "Not Like Us" Appeal Drake keeps pursuing UMG for defamation over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track, hoping to appeal his lawsuit's dismissal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026