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Music Jay-Z Argues Criticism Of Billionaires Is A "Cop-Out" Jay-Z also spoke about working on new music, coming close to collaborating with Clipse, and more during the interview. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Yung Miami Explains Why She’s Not Afraid To Rap About Diddy During a recent interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Yung Miami got vulnerable about her relationship with Diddy. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Lil Woody Claims Young Thug Has "Gay Secrets" Against Rappers In His Circle Lil Woody was recently on DJ Akademiks' stream, where he offered up his views on the latest with Young Thug. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Takeoff’s Accused Murderer Taps J Prince’s Former Attorneys Ahead Of Trial Patrick "DJ Pat" Clark is accused of "knowingly discharging a firearm at and in the direction of” Takeoff back in 2022. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Doja Cat's Father Claims Her “White Jewish” Mother "Brainwashed" Her Doja Cat previously called out her dad in a video on TikTok, claiming that he denied an invitation to her concert. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Jay-Z Uses Diddy's Legal Trouble To Argue Against His Accuser's Anonymity Various Diddy accusers were not able to stay anonymous in court, and Jay-Z cited this in his defamation lawsuit over sexual assault claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Mero Alleges DJ Akademiks Is A Pedophile Amid Back & Forth Disses DJ Akademiks and Mero blasted each other online over Ak's criticisms of Hot 97 and their hosting change-ups. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music J. Cole Doesn't Want To Play His Favorite Hip-Hop Around His Children J. Cole recalled how his stepfather introduced him to Tupac as a kid during his new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Wonders If She's Really "Canceled" For Donald Trump Support Nicki Minaj may have gotten lots of backlash for endorsing Donald Trump, but she continues to succeed as one of hip-hop's biggest superstars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals "2014 Forest Hills Drive" Was The OG Double Album J. Cole's new interview with Apple Music's Nadeska Alexis has revealed quite a lot about his relationships within rap and his albums. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music J. Cole Divulges What's Next For His Career After "The Fall-Off" J. Cole's new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis for "The Fall-Off" also addressed the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music LaRussell Deactivates Social Media Amid Backlash To "Heaven Sent" Track LaRussell garnered controversy for calling Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, Jeffrey Epstein, and more "heaven-sent" on a new song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026