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Music Kanye West Removes "COUSINS" From Spotify During this period of enlightenment for Kanye West, he's also deleted songs like "HALLELUJAH" and "WW3" from his streaming accounts. By Zachary Horvath November 24, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Defends Kanye West Reunion After Peter Rosenberg Called Ye Out Peter Rosenberg is one of many fans questioning Kid Cudi's forgiveness of Kanye West, but Cudi made it clear he's on Ye's side. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Mocks Gucci Mane By Recreating Alleged Pooh Shiesty Video An alleged video of Pooh Shiesty robbing Gucci Mane hit the Internet, and 6ix9ine capitalized on the chance to double down his trolling. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Music Lupe Fiasco Argues Nas Doesn't Rank Highly Among Hip-Hop's Best Lyricists Lupe Fiasco was on "Culture United" this week, where he spoke on a myriad of topics, including Nas' lyricism. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music JAY-Z Strikes Target Deal For "Reasonable Doubt" Exclusive Vinyl Amid Boycott & People Aren't Happy Target faces boycotts after pulling back on DEI efforts. By Aron A. June 15, 2026
Music Drake Targets UMG Executives Directly As Discovery Requests Continue To Pile Up Drake has been suing Universal Music Group for defamation over the company's alleged promotion of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music Travis Scott Reveals Why He Won't Look At The Camera During Photoshoots Fans were curious. By Alexander Cole November 16, 2023
Music Producer No ID's 7 Biggest Hits The Godfather of Chicago Hip Hop is behind many classics from the 2000s and 2010s. By Demi Phillips October 24, 2023
Music Wale's 7 Most Underrated Tracks An accomplished MC with platinum singles and chart-topping hits, Wale has an extensive catalog filled with underrated gems. By Wyatt Westlake October 20, 2023
Music Don Toliver Arrested For DUI: Report Don Toliver was apparently cooperative throughout the process. By Cole Blake April 09, 2024
Music Ice Cube Seemed Quite Impressed With Harry Mack's "TMNT" Freestyle: Watch To impress Cube with bars is one thing, but to impress him with raps about cartoon characters? Now that's another level. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2023
Music Burna Boy: Africa's Global Afro-Fusion Sensation Fresh off of his appearance on Byron Messia’s “Talibans II," we're exploring Burna Boy's journey in the last decade. By Aron A. July 25, 2023