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Music J. Cole Falls Short Of A$AP Rocky With First Day Streaming Numbers Although J. Cole was not close enough to beating A$AP Rocky in this Spotify metric for "The Fall-Off," he still found much success elsewhere. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Big Meech Allegedly Feels "Slighted" By 50 Cent Beef And Explains Why It Went Down On the Bag Fuel Podcast, Akon recalled some conversations he had with Big Meech about his surprising beef with 50 Cent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Slammed As A Hypocrite Over Playboi Carti Meet-Up In Atlanta Kendrick Lamar brought out Playboi Carti during his latest show in Atlanta on the "Grand National" tour with SZA. By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reminds Everyone He’s More Than Just A Troll 50 Cent never hesitates to clown his peers online, but according to him, that's far from all he has to offer. By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2025
Music New Indictment Alleges That Men Contracted To Kill Quando Rondo Have Ties To Lil Durk's OTF The allegations are serious. By Elias Andrews October 24, 2024
Music Glasses Malone Clarifies His Views On Drake As Complimentary Tweets Resurface Glasses Malone says he has no issue with the Toronto rapper. By Cole Blake October 15, 2024
Music August Alsina Defends Close Friend Zu's Viral Video Of Him Against Fans With This Stern Response August Alsina and Zu against the world. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 04, 2025
Music Remy Ma Initiates A New Rule In Her Chrome 23 League, She's Retaliating Against Any Battle Rapper Rapping Something Crazy About Her Remy Ma is ready to crash out on any rapper. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 27, 2024
Music Cardi B Reveals Why She Exposed Offset’s Thirsty Texts Amid Hacking Scandal Recently, a hacker posted screenshots of a heated argument between Cardi B and Offset. By Caroline Fisher December 15, 2024
Music Kanye West Shares His Updated "Big Three" Amid Kendrick Lamar & Playboi Carti Feuds Kanye West recently went back to the side of Drake and Top5 after beefing with them online and blasting many other MCs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music From Brooklyn To The World: The Undeniable Legacy Of Pop Smoke Five years after his passing, Pop Smoke's influence on hip-hop endures. By Aron A. February 19, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Sweeps At The Grammys With "Not Like Us": 5 Takeaways It was a sweep for the West Coast. By Aron A. February 03, 2025