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Music Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul Chimes Into Viral Drake Debate From Bas Bas lit a fire in hip-hop discourse recently when he called out Ebro's criticism of Drake concerning hip-hop culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2025
Music Will.i.am Argues Black Thought Is Better Than Jay-Z But Wants To See Them Battle Will.i.am also shared his picks for the five best rappers of all time, including Big Daddy Kane, Nas, and more. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Music Rick Ross Offers To Buy 50 Cent's Son A Puppy As Feud Intensifies Rick Ross and 50 Cent have been trolling each other on social media more and more in recent months. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Boasts Impressive Feature List For New Mixtape "A Futuristic Summa" While some familiar names will appear on this Metro Boomin mixtape, its most exciting guests are Southern rap icons of yesteryear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 28, 2025
Music Chloe Bailey Says "Sinners" Made Her Cry, Compares The Film To Her Music Industry Experiences Chloe Bailey discussed "Sinners" on a recent TikTok livestream and explained why the film made her cry after she watched it. By Devin Morton July 23, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks & Wack 100 Refuse To Stop Fighting Over Big U & Bricc Baby RICO Case DJ Akademiks said Wack 100 was being hypocritical about his criticism of "police" behavior on podcasts, whereas Wack defended his content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Joins Forces With Gatorade For Massive Marketing Campaign One of the new Gatorade ads featuring Kendrick Lamar is now on YouTube, and the campaign will debut during the NBA playoffs this weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Top5 Reveals He Reportedly Signed A Deal With Stake Fellow Canadian rapper Drake is also connected to Stake, so it makes sense his friend Top5 would also work his way in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Goes Off After R Kelly Gets Snubbed For "R&B Mount Rushmore" Boosie Badazz reacted to a "Mount Rushmore" for R&B featuring Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, and Usher. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Music MIKE Announces North American Leg Of "aotc" Tour Alongside New Album Reveal MIKE has been a busy man to start 2025, but things are going to be really jam-packed thanks to more tour dates and another project. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2025
Music Fans Believe Megan Thee Stallion Subtly Dissed Nicki Minaj During Her Coachella Performance Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj traded a pair of diss tracks amid their long-standing feud, last year. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Ja Rule Accuses 50 Cent Of Sending Federal Authorities To Investigate Murder Inc While Ja Rule said he wouldn't go nuclear on 50 Cent for his Irv Gotti comments, it seems like he changed his mind. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025