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Reviews Vybz Kartel Meets Toronto: Drake & OVO Roll Out The Red Carpet For The Worl' Boss A night celebrating legacy and legend, Toronto welcomed Vybz Kartel as one of their own, with help from Drake and OVO. By Aron A. October 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Slams Jim Jones And Clowns Tony Yayo In AI-Generated Song Jim Jones recently dissed Tony Yayo on his "Artist 2 Artist" podcast, but Yayo has yet to issue a response. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music No Limit's Mercedes Threatens Lawsuit Over Cash Money "Verzuz" Exclusion Former No Limit artist Mercedes claimed that she didn't give permission for them to perform her song "I Can Tell" without her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Kevin McCall & Chris Brown Trade Shots: A Timeline Of Beef From hit records to EBT cards, here's what went wrong between Kevin McCall and Chris Brown. By Aron A. October 26, 2025
Music P.E.A.C.E. Of Freestyle Fellowship Passes Away P.E.A.C.E. was arguably the most iconic and legendary Freestyle Fellowship pen, and hip-hop is mourning yet another legend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mercilessly Trolls Young Thug's Snitching & Top5's Stabbing Again Young Thug and Top5 both recently caught scathing shots from 6ix9ine, with the latter heatedly arguing with him during an Instagram Live. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Laments How His "Real Brothers" Hurt Him In Cryptic Message Young Thug's latest tweet quotes his new song "Blaming Jesus," but fans wonder if there's more context to his message. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's Old Bucket List From 2018 Reportedly Surfaces Online While NBA YoungBoy has achieved many of the goals he set for himself seven years ago, he's still got some boxes to check. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Jay-Z Reportedly Avoids Restraining Order From Alleged Son's Godmother The saga of Rymir Satterthwaite continues. He's the man who recently rescinded a paternity suit claiming that he's Jay-Z's secret son. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Rick Ross Selling His Luxurious Florida Pad For $6.5 Million Rick Ross is putting a gorgeous home on the market, but he's still got another beautiful home in Georgia to go back to. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music Foolio's Friend Fights Through Tears As He Testifies During Rapper's Murder Trial The trial for late Jacksonville rapper Foolio got underway on Oct. 21, with Alicia Andrews, one of five suspects, facing the court first. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Kodak Black’s Cryptic Instagram Post Has Some Fans Convinced He’s Nearing Retirement Kodak Black recently took to his Instagram Story to promote his new song, "How To Let Go," raising eyebrows in the process. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025