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Music Young Thug Says Kendrick Lamar Will Never Be Bigger Than Drake After Failing To Get A Feature The leaked call audio continues to come out, as Young Thug was allegedly caught blasting Kendrick Lamar after not getting a feature. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music Eminem VS. Slim Shady: 5 Takeaways From "The Face-Off" Some of the highlights from Eminem's conversation with his younger self. By Devin Morton July 31, 2024
Music Rick Ross Reveals Why He Was Flying Commercial Rick Ross was flying commercial earlier this week, and it led to all sorts of discourse that he is now responding to. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Responds To Heavy STD Allegations Made By A Past Fling There could be some evidence that goes against Red's word. By Zachary Horvath December 03, 2024
Music Metro Boomin Addresses Unfortunate Setback In Lil Durk Collaboration Project He says the leaks ruined it. By Tallie Spencer January 26, 2024
Original Content Why Hasn't Nicki Minaj Received A Grammy? Nicki Minaj is one of the most influential artists of all-time. However, despite being nominated, she has never won a Grammy. Find out why. By Barnell Anderson April 25, 2023
Music XXXTentaction's Son Recreates His Dad's Iconic Hairstyle Since XXXTentacion's passing, his fan base has been keeping up with his family, particularly the growth of his son, Gekyume. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Jace! Slams Toosii For Claiming He Slept With His Girl & Alleges She Was Underage During PlaqueBoyMax Diss War Jace! and Toosii's diss war took an unexpected turn. By Caroline Fisher January 23, 2025
Music Drake Compares UMG Dispute To Nike Funding LeBron James Cheating Rumors Drake recently reflected on taking legal action against UMG over Kendrick Lamar's song "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2025
Music Yeat Confuses Fans By Dissing Rosie O'Donnell On Instagram Stories We didn't see this coming. By Elias Andrews November 29, 2024
Music DJ Hed Responds To Backlash Over Editing Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed removed the Mustard and West Coast disses on Drake's "ICEMAN" cut "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and many hip-hop heads criticized the move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Reacts After Narrowly Missing Shooting At White House Dinner Nicki Minaj spoke out after the reported shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, for which authorities have a suspect. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026