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Music Blueface Takes Homophobic Shots At NLE Choppa Blueface's remarks come after NLE Choppa seemingly dissed him on his latest single, "Shotta Flow 8," which he dropped earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music Ray J Claims He Has Months Left To Live Amid Health Battle Recently, Ray J went live to give his supporters an update after being hospitalized for severe chest pain. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Drake Eclipses One Billion Spotify Streams 20 Days Into 2026 Given that its Drake, this doesn't feel all that special. But in the grand scheme of things, this is a huge deal and speaks to his dominance. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Music Jay Electronica Claims He Was "Living With" Diddy On "A Written Testimony: Leaflets" Jay Electronica shocked the hip-hop world this weekend, unloading tons of new music on streaming platforms for his 49th birthday. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Joe Budden For Saying She Doesn't Write Her Raps Joe Budden and his podcast cohosts were reacting to Cardi B's disses towards JT on her new album, "Am I The Drama?" By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Kodak Black Gifts Lauryn Hill A Hermes Bag In Wholesome New Video Kodak Black recently got the opportunity to link up with Lauryn Hill, who he's a big fan of, to give her a special present. By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Reveals He's Not Working With Kanye West Anymore Kanye West and Dave Blunts drew a lot of controversy together, and fans can't help but wonder what happened. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music SZA Defends Lizzo From Ex-Staffers' Lawsuit Allegations Several former employees of Lizzo filed lawsuits against the singer with allegations of misconduct back in 2023. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025
Music Styles P Calls Out Adam22 For Joking About Hocus 45th's "Drop My Flag" Challenge Hocus 45th recently launched the “Drop My Flag” challenge in an effort to combat gang violence by promoting peace. By Cole Blake September 10, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Slams Sukihana For Bringing Up His Dead Friend Amid Young Thug Beef Sukihana called out Tekashi 6ix9ine for dissing Young Thug in several posts on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake September 10, 2025
Music Quality Control’s P Taunts Young Thug With Documentary Plans Amid Snitching Allegations According to Quality Control CEO P, he plans to share his side of the story in exchange for a hefty paycheck. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Slams Gunna For Allegedly Overcharging Young Artists In Leaked Audio Young Thug has been at odds with Gunna for several years and fans are finally getting insight as to the reasons. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025