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Music Kanye West Targets Jay-Z And Beyonce's Children In Horrifying Rant Kanye West has tried to burn bridges with every musician he has been close with, so Jay-Z and Bey were bound to come up. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Joins Elite Company By Reaching 50 Billion Total Streams On Spotify Only a select few hip-hop artists have ever reached as many total streams as Kendrick Lamar now has on Spotify. By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Pop Culture Joe Budden Speaks On Chingy And Young Buck's Alleged Relationships With Trans Women Joe Budden says he gave Chingy and Young Buck "the benefit of the doubt." By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2023
Music What Was Sexyy Red's First Official Viral Hit? This major hit turned Sexyy Red into a star. By Demi Phillips April 08, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Blames Yung Miami For Diddy Lawsuit, Calls Her "Caresha Maxwell" The media personality wasted no time in targeting the CIty Girl, tagging Trump, the FBI, and the DEA on Twitter amid his claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2024
Music Moriah Mills Leaks Alleged Pop Smoke DMs Moriah Mills is still finding ways to make headlines. By Alexander Cole June 21, 2023
Music Tyler, The Creator Celebrates “See You Again” Hitting One Billion Streams On Spotify Tyler, The Creator and Kali Uchis' "See You Again" has reached one billion streams on Spotify. By Cole Blake July 04, 2023
Music DC The Don: A Rising Force In Emo Rap The music-over-basketball decision is paying off quite well for Don. By Demi Phillips June 28, 2023
Music Quavo Explains Young Thug’s Signing Comments Young Thug’s post sparked signing rumors, but Quavo says the real plan is about scouting and supporting fresh talent. By Erika Marie August 07, 2026
Music Jay Electronica Maintains Unwavering Support For Diddy Despite Conviction Diddy has lost countless supporters and friends since his conviction, but Jay Electronica is still in his corner. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Original Content B2K Verzuz Pretty Ricky: Essential Songs We Need To Hear Verzuz has officially matched B2K against Pretty Ricky. These are the songs fans will be waiting to hear when the two groups finally face off. By Erika Marie June 24, 2026
Music Bun B Explains How Pimp C's Respect For Tupac Almost Kept Him Off "Big Pimpin" Because Of Jay-Z Beef It's no secret that Tupac wasn't the biggest fan of Hov and the beef caused Pimp C to side with the West Coast icon. By Erika Marie September 16, 2022