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Music Kendrick Lamar Slammed As A Hypocrite Over Playboi Carti Meet-Up In Atlanta Kendrick Lamar brought out Playboi Carti during his latest show in Atlanta on the "Grand National" tour with SZA. By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Wrestling Drake Claims His "Muse" Is WWE's Rhea Ripley Drake proceeded to share what he wants his dream girl to look like around this Rhea Ripley comment, which he says is a "goth baddie." By Zachary Horvath September 02, 2025
Music Where Will Diddy Be Serving His Prison Sentence? Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his criminal trial, earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Young Thug Proclaims "F**k The Streets" In Response To 21 Savage Amid Young Thug, 21 Savage, and other Atlanta rappers squashing beef, fans are still wondering if Gunna and others are part of the plan. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Officially Turns Himself In To Begin His Prison Sentence Adin Ross dropped off 6ix9ine at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York to serve his sentence. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Lil Uzi Vert & Roc Nation Sued For Alleged Sexual Harassment & Labor Violations Lil Uzi Vert's anonymous alleged former assistant accused them of sexual harassment and claimed Roc Nation executives ignored her grievances. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Lil Durk Fan Attacked For Yelling "Free Durk" At NBA YoungBoy Show The incident occurred as NBA YoungBoy has been performing on his "Make America Slime Again Tour" since the beginning of September. By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Joe Budden & Melyssa Ford Concern Fans With Seemingly Awkward Dynamic After Drake's "Gimme A Hug" Diss Fans think Drake got under their skin. By Cole Blake February 19, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes History On The Top Rap Albums Chart With "GNX" Despite "GNX" only being a seven-month-old album, Kendrick Lamar has been setting numerous records and reaching impressive milestones. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music The Joe Budden Podcast Debates Verzuz Matchup Between Drake & Jay-Z: Who Would Win? Who are you backing? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Analyzes Young Thug’s Comment To Kid Cudi Testifying Against Diddy DJ Akademiks is known for his commentary on hip hop current events. He has been very vocal during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Drake’s “NOKIA” Reaches Impressive New High On U.S. Apple Music Last month, Drake unleashed his eagerly anticipated project alongside PartyNextDoor, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Caroline Fisher March 09, 2025