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Music Nicki Minaj Deactivates Her Instagram Amid Heavy AmFest Backlash Nicki Minaj has said she's not listening to anyone's criticisms publicly, but she's taking one extra step to ensure she can't hear the noise. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Music Keefe D Claims Diddy Allegedly Placed A $1 Million Hit On 2Pac Keefe D is currently awaiting trial as authorities have accused him of being involved in the killing of 2Pac. By Cole Blake September 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Sounds Rejuvenated On Fun New Snippet Shared By Sounwave Sounwave actually shared more behind the scenes footage from Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" era, although we hope this snippet finds another home. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
Music Benny The Butcher Returns Fire At Freddie Gibbs By Mocking Robbery Freddie Gibbs and Benny The Butcher allegedly had a chance to talk things out at an airport recently, but their beef remains maniacally petty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Lil Meech Supports Dad Big Meech Amidst Escalating 50 Cent Beef Lil Meech used to be tight with 50 Cent, but text messages and drug allegations have soured their relationship. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025
Music Drake Fans Implode On One Another In Heated Spaces Chat Following UMG Loss Drake filed his lawsuit against Universal Music Group, earlier this year, accusing the company of defaming him. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Offset Shuts Down Dr. Cheyenne Bryant's Claim About Him Sliding In Her DMs The rumors about Dr. Cheyenne Bryant come as Offset and Cardi B continue the lengthy process of getting a divorce. By Cole Blake March 23, 2025
Viral Dame Dash & Charlamagne Tha God's Heated Interview Devolves Into Schoolyard Insults Dame Dash has had some choice words for Charlamagne Tha God before, but things really got out of hand on "The Breakfast Club." By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Allegedly Mocks Kai Cenat For Breakup With Gigi Alayah After Beef Lil Tjay had previously dissed Kai Cenat and Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah during a social media spat, even allegedly alluding to cheating rumors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns Maino That He's Dealing With The "Drake & Jay-Z" Of The Talking Realm Maino responded to DJ Akademiks' comments about his podcast co-host Fabolous and now it seems we are in for a back-and-forth roast session. By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Wants His Money After Betting $500k ASAP Rocky Would Beat Assault Case 50 Cent says its time to pay up. By Cole Blake February 20, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator, Clipse, Playboi Carti & More Submit For 2026 Grammys Kendrick Lamar and Drake are Grammy titans, but there are ton more heavy hitters looking to dethrone them and they have worthy submissions. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025