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Music Soulja Boy's Next Album Title Will Surprise No One Soulja will be hitting us with "Draco" this February. By Trevor Smith January 18, 2017
Music Cardi B Sets A Fan Straight About Her Spending Habits Cardi B is taking care of her family and that's all that matters. By Chantilly Post February 21, 2018
Music Diddy Alleges Prison Is Serving Maggot-Infested Food In Latest Plea For Bail Recently, Diddy asked Judge Arun Subramanian to grant him bail ahead of his October sentencing, citing allegedly poor prison conditions. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Sports Meek Mill Issues Blunt Response To Shannon Sharpe’s ESPN Exit ESPN recently cut ties with Shannon Sharpe after he reached a settlement with the anonymous woman who sued him for alleged sexual assault. By Caroline Fisher July 31, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Thanks Drake For Special Wireless Festival Show This is not the first time Drake and Lauryn Hill have shown each other love, but their Wireless Festival link-up felt particularly sweet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake Accused Him Of Being Scared Of Kendrick Lamar's Team The revelation comes after DJ Akademiks got into a heated exchange with TDE Punch on social media, Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 18, 2025
Music Joyner Lucas Reacts To Skepta’s “Friendly Fire” With War-Ready Response Joyner Lucas was one of the first American rappers to respond to Skepta’s rap battle challenge. Then came "Friendly Fire." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025
Music Pusha T Says He Didn’t Leak The Kanye West Text Message, But Knows Who Did Pusha T and Clipse addressed fallout with Kanye West on the song “So Be It.” Pusha and Ye’s friendship began on MDBTF. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025
Music Diddy's Team Reportedly Increases Miami Estate's Security Ahead Of Possible Release After a mixed verdict in the Diddy trial, prosecutors and defense attorneys are debating Sean Combs' possible bond before sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Beyonce Addresses Frightening Flying Car Malfunction In Light-Hearted Instagram Post Over the weekend, Beyonce handled a prop malfunction like a pro during her "COWBOY CARTER" tour stop in Houston. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music TDE's Punch Draws Backlash For Wanting "Unity" In Hip-Hop After Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle Punch has been all over Twitter since the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef blew up, which made OVO fans call these new comments hypocritical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Petition Launched To Remove Kanye West From Slovakian Hip-Hop Festival Fans are calling for Kanye West's removal from a popular festival in Slovakia because of his history of antisemitism. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025