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Music Nicki Minaj Has A Question For NBA YoungBoy Nicki Minaj recently went live on Instagram and she discussed the power of NBA YoungBoy's fanbase, comparing them to the Barbz. By Devin Morton September 10, 2025
Music Drake & Yeat Tease “Dog House” In ICEMAN Episode 3 Drake and Yeat has formed a mutual respect among each other as Yeat performed Drizzy “No Feels” at Coachella. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 04, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Thinks GloRilla Could Hold Her Own Against Nicki Minaj In A Verzuz Battle While Chalamagne Tha God's cohosts on "The Breakfast Club" disagreed, GloRilla and Nicki Minaj do boast a lot of hits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Young Thug Issues A Warning For Anyone Planning To Diss Him Young Thug has been coming under tons of fire on social media in recent days and doesn't want the drama to continue. By Cole Blake September 03, 2025
Relationships August Alsina Denies Grooming Allegations And Confirms Relationship With Zu August Alsina and Zu have also officially confirmed that they are dating after years of speculation on social media. By Cole Blake September 02, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Thinks Today's Rap Artists Are Trying To Recreate The 2017 Era Trippie Redd himself was one of the hottest names out in 2017, and we still feel the impact of "SoundCloud rap" today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Shows Immense Love To Clipse & "Let God Sort Em Out" Freddie Gibbs is like many hip-hop fans this year with his take on Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out" and the run they're on. By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025
Music Chris Brown Excitedly Teases Brand New Banger With Sexyy Red Chris Brown presumably previewed this new Sexyy Red collab after one of his "Breezy Bowl XX" world tour concerts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music J. Cole’s "Birthday Blizzard '26" Freestyles Leave The Internet In Awe Yesterday, J. Cole surprised fans with the release of four new freestyles just in time for his 41st birthday. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Commends Kendrick Lamar & Drake For Their Battle, But Not Entirely A$AP Rocky spoke to DJ Akademiks about whether or not Kendrick Lamar and Drake, who Rocky's beefing with, crossed a line in their battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music 50 Cent Producing Podcast About DMX's Upbringing Hosted By Jadakiss 50 Cent has been busy as this podcast surrounding the early life of DMX is now the second project of his announced this week. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music 21 Savage & Fivio Foreign Trade Brutal Disses Over "F**k The Streets" Message Fivio Foreign is among the rappers who don't believe in 21 Savage's "f**k the streets" message, and 21 is finally clapping back. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026