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Music Kanye West Shockingly Admits He's Been Copying Drake's Flow For Years Kanye West also suggested that Drake was originally supposed to be featured on his albums, "Donda" and "Donda 2." By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Music Cassie Recalls Being Suicidal After Diddy Allegedly Raped Her Following Their Breakup Cassie will be returning to the stand on Thursday to face cross-examination in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music 50 Cent & G-Unit Studios Working On Plans To Build Permanent G-Dome In Shreveport 50 Cent's G-Unit Studios has big plans for downtown Shreveport, Louisiana and one of their ideas includes building a Las Vegas-like Sphere. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Wack 100 Wants 50 Cent To Unite G-Unit Against Fabolous Fabolous teamed up with Jim Jones, Dave East, and Maino to drop a diss track aimed at 50 Cent, on Christmas day. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music Misa Hylton & Vado Hit Mary J Blige With Massive $5 Million Lawsuit Misa Hylton has accused Mary J Blige of keeping Vado in “economic servitude" by allegedly refusing to release his album. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Florida Rapper POORSTACY Dead At 26 POORSTACY was nominated for a Grammy for his work on the "Bill & Ted Face the Music" soundtrack and also collaborated with Travis Barker. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Tells Drake To "Leave Kendrick Lamar Alone" In His New Music The funny thing about this DJ Akademiks take is that Drake has barely even alluded to Kendrick Lamar's name on recent material. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Young Thug Hilariously Rips Future For His "Fake Healthy" Studio Snacks Young Thug and Future have had a wholesome and tight bonds and it's good to see them still showing their form of love to one another. By Zachary Horvath June 17, 2025
Music Confidential Witness Alleges Lil Durk Ordered Hits On Six People Lil Durk is currently in prison on charges related to alleged murder-for-hire, and his trial is expected to begin next year. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 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 Nicki Minaj Blasts Jay-Z For Allegedly Sabotaging Her Behind The Scenes It's been a busy week for Nicki Minaj, as she's gone after SZA, TDE Punch, Desiree Perez, Jay-Z, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Drake’s Cryptic Instagram Post Has Fans Convinced He Dissed Memphis Bleek During his recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," Memphis Bleek weighed in on Drake's battle with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025