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Music Lil Wayne Reveals The Real Reason He Doesn't Perform "Mona Lisa" Featuring Kendrick Lamar Is the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef really that serious or is there another, more complex reason as to why Lil Wayne isn't rapping "Mona Lisa" live? By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2024
Music Kanye West Claims He Finally Wants To Drop “YANDHI” Social media users have mixed feelings about Kanye West claiming he wants to drop "YANDHI" several years later. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music Rick Ross Requests Drake Vocals Be Removed During “Aston Martin Music” Performance At VERZUZ Rick Ross is avoiding Drizzy at all costs. By Tallie Spencer May 07, 2026
Music Kanye West's Involvement In Lil Nas X's "INDUSTRY BABY" Finally Detailed Kanye West co-produced "INDUSTRY BABY" and told Lil Nas X that it reminded him of his more anthemic songs, like "All Of The Lights." By Alex Zidel November 05, 2021
Pop Culture Timmy Bandsome Admits To Faking DMs With BossMan Dlow About two weeks ago, Florida rapper BossMan Dlow was dragged into some drama with influencer Timmy Bandsome, who's now apologizing. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Drake Adds Extremely Rare Michael Jackson Album To Impressive Memorabilia Collection Drake's memorabilia collection continues to grow, as he recently secured a signed Michael Jackson album featuring a hand-drawn sketch. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Foolio Reportedly Dies At 26 After Tampa Birthday Party Shooting Fans and loved ones are mourning the tragic and unexpected loss of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio. By Caroline Fisher June 23, 2024
Music 21 Savage Sparks Debate For Bumping Pooh Shiesty Amid Gucci Mane News 21 Savage's "f*ck the streets" movement is coming back to bite him in the eyes of some people after bumping Pooh Shiesty amid his news. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026
Original Content Kali Is Rap's Next "It" Girl Kali speaks on making "toxic hits," going on tour with Latto, women rappers out-performing the men, and much more for a special Women's History Month interview. By Alex Zidel March 14, 2022
Music "Flavor Of Love" Star Reveals Flavor Flav Wouldn't Have Sex With Her She thinks he felt guilty for having another girlfriend while filming the show. By Erika Marie July 04, 2019
Original Content Throwing Shade: 5 Passive Aggressive Hip-Hop Beefs We dig up these five notable beefs for their passive-aggressive nature. By Kyle Battle September 29, 2017
Music Videos Bianca Censori Directs Kanye West & Travis Scott's "Father" Music Video Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori used church imagery, a Michael Jackson lookalike, and more for the Travis Scott-assisted "Father" video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026