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Music Rick Ross Reveals What Drake Must Do To Squash Beef Rick Ross recently opened up about his relationship with Drake, admitting that he's not quite ready to make amends. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music Doechii's DJ Puts Joe Budden On Blast For His Claims About Her Lack Of Work Despite not dropping much solo material in 2025, Doechii has been having another astounding year with shows and awards. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Uses Takeoff's Death To Diss Quavo Nicki Minaj's post about Quavo came as she was feuding with Cardi B, Jay-Z, and many more celebrities on social media. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake Took 20 OVO Affiliates To Michael Rubin's White Party According to Ak's theory, Drake went with a big squad in order to figure out what the industry temperature was after his Kendrick Lamar beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2024
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Being Called "Uncancelable" In New Interview As much controversy and animosity as 50 Cent drums up, he sees his enduring presence as a brand decision rather than true invincibility. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Original Content Hip-Hop Artists We Need On The Joe Rogan Experience We'd love to see these artists engage in a long-format conversation with Joe Rogan. By Robert Blair September 05, 2019
Politics Donald Trump Is Reportedly Considering Diddy Pardon Again United States President Donald Trump revealed in January that he would not be offering a presidential pardon to Diddy, but that may change. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Music Mystikal's Son Speaks Out, Hopes Rapper Gets Help In Prison As Mystikal prepares for his 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to third-degree rape, his son is discussing the case for the first time. By Erika Marie June 22, 2026
Music All Four Of Foolio's Convicted Murderers Receive Life In Prison Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy, and Rashad Murphy have received their sentence for killing Foolio. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Stays At Number One On Billboard 200 In Its Third Week If Drake's "ICEMAN" goes number one next week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, it will be the longest-running chart-topper of the year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music DJ Screw's Mixtapes Are Finally Coming To Streaming The introduction of DJ Screw's indelible work onto streaming services began this week with the "Originals (Volume 1)" drop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Politics Scarface Goes Off On The White House Using Drake's "ICEMAN" Cover Art Scarface couldn't believe the White House hopped on Drake's "ICEMAN" rollout, alleging they turned it into a celebration of "white power." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026