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Music Boosie Badazz Unleashes On Kodak Black Following "Christmas Eve" Diss Earlier this week, Kodak Black dropped another couple of bars for Boosie Badazz on his YouTube release titled "Christmas Eve." By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music Soulja Boy & DJ Akademiks Clash Over Divisive Take On Rappers And Streamers When DJ Akademiks posited that streamers have taken away rappers' mystique, Soulja Boy blasted him as a "lame." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Tech Lil Wayne & LeBron James Bring Great Humor To Beats Pill Commercial: Watch The new and improved Beats Pill will officially go on sale on June 27. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2024
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals The Truth Behind Alleged Young Thug Collab Album A$AP Rocky is currently prepping his new album "Don't Be Dumb," but this has come with some rumors about Young Thug. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2025
Music Lil Durk’s Father Opens Up About Helping His Son Fight Murder-For-Hire Case Lil Durk's father Dontay Banks has dealt with legal issues of his own, which is why he knows exactly what his son is going through. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music Princess Love Swears Off Alcohol After Fans Spot Her Kissing Ray J Princess Love's wild night out came as she is currently in the process of divorcing her estranged husband, Ray J. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Viral Brian McKnight Responds To Backlash, Shares Photos Of His Biological Children Apparently, posting pictures of your kids excuses you from any potential mistreatment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 06, 2023
Music Lil Wayne Will Livestream Final "Welcome To Tha Carter" Tour Stop Lil Wayne's last tour stop of the year in Los Angeles will cost $15 for livestream access, rebroadcasting, and on-demand purchase. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2023
Music Burna Boy Clarifies Comments On Black Americans The Nigerian singer is also facing backlash for his comments about Afrobeats. By Alexis Oatman August 24, 2023
Relationships Diddy Once Allegedly Booty Called Columbus Short Diddy reportedly hit up Short at 2am the night after the BET Awards. By Ben Mock December 02, 2023
Music YNW Melly Releases "Melly Vs. Melvin" From Behind Bars YNW Melly's new album "Melly Vs. Melvin" is here. By Alex Zidel November 22, 2019
Reviews Trippie Redd's "A Love Letter To You 2" Review Trippie Redd is a future star, but this probably won't be the right project to get him there, quite yet. By Alphonse Pierre October 10, 2017