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Music Drake Makes His Grand Full-Length Return On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Drizzy is back. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2025
Original Content Mobb Deep Is Infinite: Havoc On Prodigy’s Legacy, The Alchemist’s Evolution & What Hip-Hop Would Be Like Without “Shook Ones” Havoc offers rare insight into crafting "Infinite" with Prodigy’s posthumous verses, unpacks Nas’s evolution from rapper to generational mogul, and reflects on the enduring power of "The Infamous" nearly thirty years on. By Aron A. October 10, 2025
Music AZ Chike Talks Kendrick Lamar “peekaboo,” Getting Roasted By ScHoolboy Q & West Coast Unity After delivering back-to-back standout verses on ScHoolboy Q’s "Blue Lips" and Kendrick Lamar’s "GNX," AZ Chike has solidified himself as one of Los Angeles’ most exciting rap voices. He shares a hilarious story about the now-famous group photo from Kendrick’s The Pop Out, his initial fear of signing a record deal, and gaining support of West Coast legends. By Aron A. March 27, 2025
Music Rick Ross Gives Evasive Answer When Asked About Drake’s Monumental UMG Lawsuit The Drake and Rick Ross beef headlines have fallen to the wayside, but it's clear that Rozay still feels a way about his former collaborator. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Chain Sparks Massive Debate Over Whether It Was A Drake Diss Kendrick Lamar was taking plenty of jabs at Drake during the show. By Cole Blake February 10, 2025
Music All Of Bhad Bhabie's Public Controversies After making over $50 million on OnlyFans and launching her own label, BHAD Music, Bhad Bhabie says though she has matured, she'll always have an attitude. By Molly Byrne March 10, 2023
Music 112 Conveniently Omit Diddy Lyric While Rapping Biggie Smalls 112 released three albums with Bad Boy Records. The Atlanta quartet would battle rivals Jagged Edge in Verzuz. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Orlando Brown Triples Down On His Outrageous Bow Wow Claims Here we go again... By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 27, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Celebrates Donald Trump Using "Beez In The Trap" In Latest TikTok Post It's far from the first time that Nicki Minaj has spoken out in support of Donald Trump following last year's election. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Bruno Mars Unveils Snippet And Release Date For New Sexyy Red Collab Radio smash incoming. By Elias Andrews January 22, 2025
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor’s “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” Secures Biggest Streaming Week Yet Of 2025 Drake & PND can't be stopped. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 23, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Explains His Theory That The Weeknd Is Trying To "Embarrass" Drake These Toronto superstars continue to clash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2025