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Music Kanye West Drops Holy Version Of His Controversial “Heil Hilter” Song Kanye West revealed three new albums in the works, including WW3, Cuck, and Bully. He released Donda 2 on streaming platforms in May. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 31, 2025
Music Cardi B Reignites Financial Dispute With Tasha K Tasha K is still working on paying off a $3.9M judgment she lost to Cardi B in their defamation case from 2022. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music PartyNextDoor Accused Of Threatening John River & Stealing Ideas For Drake Collab Drake and PartyNextDoor are under fire. By Caroline Fisher February 13, 2025
Music Cam’ron Drops Key Part Of His Lawsuit Over J. Cole's "Ready ’24" Cam'ron claims that he wasn't properly compensated for his work on J. Cole's song, "Ready '24," and is taking legal action. By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music IFPI Crowns Drake The Best-Selling Rapper Of 2025 For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Politics Who Is Forgiato Blow? The MAGA Rapper Behind "Trump, Trump Baby" The video for his new single includes an appearance from Amber Rose and debuted at the RNC. By Axl Banks July 18, 2024
Music Lul Timm Defends Chief Keef Amid Backlash Over NBA YoungBoy Collab Recently, NBA YoungBoy and Chief Keef teamed up to drop a new song called "ROOMS," and some listeners aren't happy. By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2026
Music New York Rapper Naz GPG Arrested For Alleged Shooting That Struck 4-Year-Old Child He was charged with attempted murder and has pleaded not guilty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2023
Music 50 Cent Threatens T.I. With A Diddy-Esque Documentary 50 Cent is trying to strike some fear into T.I., who's been pretty confident throughout their reignited beef. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2026
Music J. Cole Teases What's Next Following Trunk Sale Tour It's been a long but exciting month for J. Cole with the album and Trunk Sale Tour. But now, he's getting ready for the next step. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals What J. Cole’s First Week Sales Say About The Big Three Following the release of "The Fall-Off," J. Cole says he's going to be focusing on producing for other artists. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Wale's 7 Biggest Hits As Wale finally returns, let’s look back at some of his certified bangers. By Demi Phillips October 20, 2023