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Music Kanye West Brutally Criticizes Kendrick Lamar Over Taylor Swift Dancing To "Not Like Us" The latest post comes as Kanye West has been making headlines for his controversial new song, "Heil Hitler." By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Drake & Lil Baby Seemingly Catch Strays From Gunna On "One Of Wun" Artists are not getting along these days. By Alexander Cole May 10, 2024
Music Young Thug's Full Credits On New Album "UY SCUTI": Producers & Features Whether it's the cover art, the beats, the bars, or the context, Young Thug and his guests caused a lot of conversation with "UY SCUTI." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Cardi B Proves She Wrote Diss Lyrics To JT Herself After Joe Budden’s Ghostwriter Claim Cardi B’s sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, achieved platinum certification by the RIAA on its release day. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 20, 2025
Music Marlon Wayans Clarifies He Never Defended Diddy During His 50 Cent Rant 50 Cent started calling out Marlon Wayans on Instagram after he criticized his new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 10, 2025
Music Kanye West Is On Drake's Tail After Hitting 1 Billion Spotify Streams In 2026 Drake already surpassed Kanye West by reportedly amassing over 2 billion Spotify streams so far in 2026, but Ye's next on the list. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Ian Clowned Over His Viral XXL Freshman Freestyle Ian is one of several up-and-coming rappers that XXL recently celebrated with its 2025 Freshman Class issue. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Kehlani Faces Fan Criticism For Posing With "Twin" Chris Brown Fans aren't happy with the move. By Cole Blake August 04, 2024
Pop Culture Orlando Brown Claims To Know Why Mariah Carey Left Nick Cannon In Buckwild Rant The actor and rapper could not be contained on Deshae Frost's livestream. By Zachary Horvath December 02, 2024
Music Young Thug Accepts Plea Deal And Released With 15 Years Probation Slime is coming home. By Elias Andrews October 31, 2024
Music K'naan Charged With Sexual Assault Over Alleged Festival Incident K'naan's alleged sexual assault supposedly occurred back in 2010. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Refutes Rumors She Dissed Beyonce As An "Absolute Lie" Nicki Minaj says she never took a shot at Beyonce. By Cole Blake September 24, 2024