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Music NLE Choppa & NBA Ben 10 Trade Shots After Tense Confrontation In Houston NLE Choppa has been feuding with NBA YoungBoy for months, having dissed him on several of his latest singles. By Cole Blake December 24, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Finish 2025 With The Highest Grossing Rap Tour Of The Year Kendrick Lamar and SZA performed a total of 47 shows across the world with one another for the "Grand National Tour." By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Music Drake Ends 2025 As The Most-Streamed Artist On Apple Music Listeners on Apple Music can access their "Replay '25" to see what they've been playing most throughout the last year. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Distributor Mocks J. Cole While Refuting First Day Streams J. Cole caught a stray when Gamma claimed Kanye West's "Bully" streamed better on Spotify in its first 24 hours than recent reports suggest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music J. Cole Is Elated That The Culture's Takedown Of Drake Failed J. Cole expressed that while he still has love for Kendrick Lamar, he was hurt that the public was dragging Drake during the beef. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026
Music GloRilla's Sister Gets Dragged Into 50 Cent & Young Buck's Beef 50 Cent has been beefing with Young Buck, T.I., Maino, and several more celebrities on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music IFPI Crowns Drake The Best-Selling Rapper Of 2025 For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music LaRussell Sparks Massive Lil Wayne Debate After Downplaying His Substance LaRussell responded to the backlash for his Lil Wayne comments, making it clear that he's a huge fan despite his criticisms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals The Alleged Real Reason Behind Jay-Z's Beef With Drake DJ Akademiks claims to have spoken to a music executive who allegedly knows the real reason behind Drake and Jay-Z's beef. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Travis Scott Celebrates His Birthday With Drake's "Nokia" As The Soundtrack Travis Scott and Drake were previously seen speaking to each other at Michael Rubin's annual Fourth of July party. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 04, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Looks Back On Dealing Drugs For His Mother As A Young Boy 2 Chainz spoke on his upbringing and his familial relationships during his recent conversation with Shannon Sharpe on "Club Shay Shay." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Music SZA Co-Signs Ice Spice's On The Radar Freestyle With Fire Emojis SZA supports Ice Spice. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 29, 2024