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Music Chromazz Labels Kendrick Lamar A "Nerd" And Questions Why Drake Bothered Dissing Him Kendrick Lamar and Drake famously traded several diss tracks back in 2024, before Lamar dropped the climactic "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Music Kanye West Allegedly Subjected Contractor To Cruel & Unusual Punishment Tony Saxon gave witness testimony in his lawsuit against Kanye West this week for alleged labor violations, injuries, and lack of pay. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Pusha T Makes Rare Appearance At Kendrick Lamar Show And Fans Believe They Know Why He's There Pusha T is currently in the midst of working on a new Clipse album and on Monday, he found himself at a Kendrick Lamar and SZA show. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2025
Music Cam'ron Breaks Down Dame Dash Drama In A Fiery Response Dame Dash previously called out Cam'ron for working with 50 Cent on a TV series adaptation of "Paid In Full." By Cole Blake September 17, 2025
Music Jay-Z Named 25th Best Songwriter Of The Century By Billboard Billboard will be unveiling the rest of the 25 biggest songwriters of the 21st century throughout the week. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music Uncle Murda Targets Young Thug, Diddy & More In “Rap Up 2025” Uncle Murda's "Rap Up 2025" features bars about Young Thug and Gunna, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, Diddy, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Sports Dez Bryant Apologizes For "Crashing Out" With Nicki Minaj Beef Dez Bryant traded several insults with Nicki Minaj after weighing in on Micah Parsons' contract situation over the weekend. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Reveals He's Checking Himself Into Rehab Fivio Foreign says that he wants to change and stop making "a lot of dumb mistakes that I've been making." By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Explains Her Homophobic Rant After Don Lemon Calls For Her To Be Deported Nicki Minaj and Don Lemon continued trading shots as their feud over the former CNN host's coverage of an anti-ICE protest intensified. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Relationships DDG Reportedly Granted Permission To Visit Halo With Halle Bailey In Italy DDG sought permission to travel to Italy with Halle Bailey and Halo earlier this week. There will be a lot of restrictions, however. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Wale Announces New Album "Everything Is a Lot" Wale hasn't put out a proper album in four years, with "Folarin II" being the last title. It featured J. Cole, Rick Ross, and more. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial Date Has Been Revealed After being behind bars for over a year, Lil Durk and his team finally have a date set so that they can begin campaigning for his freedom. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026