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Music JAY-Z, Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar, & More Rappers Named Among Best Living Songwriters Fans on social media have been debating whether "The New York Times" made the right selections with the ranking. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Reportedly Released From Prison And Transferred To Unknown Location NBA YoungBoy may have been transferred to a halfway house or back to his home if this is true, but we're still waiting on more reports. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Disses Suge Knight On New Album And Accuses Him Of Snitching Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight have had a very contentious relationship ever since their Death Row bond broke down in the late 1990s. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Dr. Boosie Badazz Now: Rapper Receives Honorary Doctorate From Kingdom Heritage University Boosie Badazz is seen frequently courtside at an NBA game entertaining the crowd with his Swag Surf dance moves. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 12, 2025
Music XXXTentacion’s Killer Argues He's Not An "Evil Person" XXXTentacion's killer says he's "not sorry." By Cole Blake October 05, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Viciously Replies To Freddie Gibbs' "B*tch" Tweet By Taunting Him Over Ex Ak shamelessly unloaded a whole clip and then some into Gibbs. By Zachary Horvath January 27, 2025
Music What's Going On With Kendrick Lamar, Drake & The "Meet The Grahams" Cover Art? Twitter user EbonyPrince2k24 made a whole lot of deep, damning, and conspiratorial claims after the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud died down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 13, 2024
Music Benny The Butcher Addresses J Cole Diss Rumors On New Album A lot of people thought that their "Johnny P's Caddy" collab was a sneak diss, and Benny The Butcher finally revealed the truth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 11, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Allegedly Sent Tyler The Creator Cease And Desist Over "CHROMAKOPIA" Verse Tyler The Creator rapped about a similar situation on Clipse's new album, but nothing linked it to Playboi Carti explicitly. Grains of salt! By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Streetwear Mia Khalifa Flashes Her Chest While Quoting Megan Thee Stallion Lyrics: Watch She may not act in adult movies anymore, but Mia still has no problem flaunting her famous figure. By Hayley Hynes September 25, 2023
Music Who Was Jha Jha? The First Lady Of Dipset While the rap world is mourning the loss of Jha Jha, we thought we'd honor her by going over her career accomplishments and more. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Slum Village: Where Are They Now? Several lineup changes haven’t taken away from Slum Village’s legacy. By Demi Phillips January 23, 2024