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Music Peewee Longway Arrested In Massive $280 Million Drug Bust Peewee Longway was among 101 people to be arrested in the case. By Cole Blake September 16, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Cosigns Emerging New Orleans Rapper La Reezy Some fans read very deeply into this Kendrick Lamar cosign of La Reezy thanks to another New Orleans rapper, Lil Wayne. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Drake Doubles Down On UMG Claims In "Not Like Us" Appeal Statement Drake's dismissed lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's diss track and UMG's alleged defamatory practices is a big narrative leading up to "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Digital Nas Raises Eyebrows By Claiming Kanye West & Drake Have A Joint Album On The Way Kanye West has had nothing but nice things to say about Drake lately, thanks to his legal battle with UMG. By Caroline Fisher April 27, 2025
Music Drake Cosigns Timothée Chalamet's EsDeeKid Remix Despite Kendrick Lamar Support Many other artists have shouted out Timothee Chalamet and EsDeeKid's new collab, and maybe Drake didn't see that Kendrick Lamar interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Fat Joe Sparks Uproar With Claim About The Five Percent Nation Fat Joe has been making several headlines in recent months for his antics on his new podcast with Jadakiss, "Joe & Jada." By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "Untitled Unmastered" Quietly Grounded "To Pimp A Butterfly's" Genius "untitled unmastered." shows off the cloudy under-and-overtones of the "TPAB" era in a way that sets it apart, but also makes its connection to its origins unmistakable. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 04, 2026
Music Jay Electronica Claims He Was "Living With" Diddy On "A Written Testimony: Leaflets" Jay Electronica shocked the hip-hop world this weekend, unloading tons of new music on streaming platforms for his 49th birthday. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music 50 Cent Books Three Separate New Year's Eve Gigs 50 Cent is capping off a massively successful year in which he finished as the most-streamed rapper from New York on YouTube. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music Rick Ross Questions Pooh Shiesty's Alleged Kidnapping Of Gucci Mane Rick Ross reacted to the allegations against Pooh Shiesty regarding Gucci Mane, speaking on their alleged contract dispute. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Leaps Ahead Of Drake On Forbes' 2025 Highest-Paid Artists List While many Kendrick Lamar fans might troll Drake for this achievement, "ICEMAN" is probably on the way with a vengeance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music LaRussell Responds To Heaven-Sent Controversy In The Worst Way Possible LaRussell says that fans are misunderstanding what he was going for with the lyrics to his wildly controversial new song. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026