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Music Kendrick Lamar Appears To Diss Drake On New SZA Song "30 For 30" Are we heating up for round two? By Elias Andrews December 20, 2024
Music 4batz Kicks Off His 2025 On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update On our "R&B Season" playlist update this week, 4batz's new single contrasts nicely with the new album from Eric Bellinger. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music Beyonce Reveals The Cities & Dates For Her "Cowboy Carter" Tour The Beyhive isn't too happy with the short list of cities, but this will almost certainly draw massive crowds. By Zachary Horvath February 03, 2025
Music Wack 100 Threatens To Take Legal Action Against Big U Over Snitching Allegations Shortly before Big U turned himself in, he went live on Instagram, where he alleged that Wack 100 is "working with the FBI." By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music Drake Collaborator Smiley Reveals The 6ix God's Hardcore Work Ethic For His Next Solo Album Drake previously confirmed he's hard at work on a new solo album during a gambling livestream with Adin Ross. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music Kehlani's Gaza Endorsement Leads To Cornell University Removing The Singer From Slope Day Concert Kehlani has supported Gaza on numerous platforms such as her highly praised performace at NPR's Tiny Desk series. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 24, 2025
Music Young Thug Blasts Playboi Carti Fan Page For Hating On His Album Rollout Now that we finally got that new Playboi Carti album, other rap fans are waiting on Young Thug's proper musical comeback. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Blasts Ice Spice's Team For Letting McDonald's Fight Happen DJ Akademiks is one of many fans who were shocked at Ice Spice fighting back against a fan who slapped her at a McDonald's this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Music Ralo Apologizes To Pooh Shiesty For Denying Gucci Mane Snitching Claims Ralo still has a lot of love for Gucci Mane, but he's finding out the hard way that this Pooh Shiesty situation is very complicated. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Lawyer Speaks Out After Rapper Is Denied Bond Pooh Shiesty is accused of kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane, and he'll remain behind bars for the time being. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals How Often He Speaks To Drake & Kendrick Lamar J. Cole spoke about Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and their viral feud from 2024 during a new interview with Cam'ron. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Kodak Black Hit With Strict Terms After Prison Release In Drug Trafficking Case After Kodak Black posted a $75K bail, he was released from prison under strict conditions. Authorities accused him of trafficking MDMA. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026