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Music Royce Da 5'9" Was Hurt When T-Pain Rejected Feature Request Royce Da 5'9' & T-Pain would later work together on the rapper's "Book of Ryan," but prior to that, T-Pain rejected a request from the Detroit artist. By Erika Marie March 05, 2020
Original Content How Suge Knight Became Hip-Hop's Biggest Antagonist Fresh from Joyner Lucas wishing death upon him on "Devil's Work," we examine how Death Row's Suge Knight became the most hated villain in hip-hop's collective history. By Robert Blair May 16, 2019
Music Cassidy Gets Roasted After Disappointing URL Battle Against Arsonal Cassidy vs. Arsonal was a disappointing battle. By Aron A. January 08, 2020
Original Content Top 10 Kevin Gates Deep Cuts 10 of the more slept on classics from the catalog of Luca Brasi. By Maxwell Cavaseno May 10, 2017
Original Content 10 Crazy Cartoon Chains These rappers paid homage to their favorite cartoon characters by way of some iced-out chains. By Mike Harris November 17, 2017
Music DJ Vlad Claims Cassie Is Just As Guilty As Diddy After Trial Verdict A jury found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in his criminal trial in New York City on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Ken Carson & Don Toliver Trade Scathing Disses Over Yeat Collab Ken Carson and the Opium crew have been rumored to be in beef with Yeat for a while, and Don Toliver doesn't approve of the shade. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music 50 Cent Issues Cryptic Warning Amid Cardi B & Nicki Minaj’s Explosive Beef This week, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj have been going at it on X, dissing each other's kids, careers, and more. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music Coi Leray Shockingly Addresses Cardi B's Name-Drop In BIA Diss A social media account claimed that Coi Leray was upset with Cardi B for mentioning her in her BIA diss, "Pretty & Petty." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Federal Prosecutors Allege That Rapper's "IRS" Song Confesses To $650 Million Fraud Scheme The feds don't want to let these lyrics slide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2025
Pop Culture Joe Budden Criticizes Co-Hosts For Defending Andrew Schulz Over Kendrick Lamar Controversy Joe Budden disagreed with his podcast co-hosts when it came to dismissing certain comments as just "jokes." By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Turns Down Yearly Multi-Million Dollar Rolling Loud Offers Fans have been clamoring for Drake to hit the Rolling Loud stage at least once, but according to its co-founder, he just won't budge. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025