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Music Dame Dash Unleashes On NORE For Idolizing Jay-Z, Gets Into Verbal Spat With Jason Lee Dame Dash was on "The Jason Lee Show," where he touched on some hot topics including the relationship between NORE and Jay-Z. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Makes Bold Prediction About Drake’s “ICEMAN” Album Drake's ninth studio album "ICEMAN" is expected to arrive sometime this year, though it doesn't have an official release date. By Caroline Fisher October 13, 2025
Music Big U Faces Superseding Indictment Referencing Alleged Nipsey Hussle Beef Eugene "Big U" Henley has denied the federal RICO charges against him, which do not include claims about any role in Nipsey Hussle's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj's "Fefe" Suffers Huge RIAA Demotion It's a mystery right now as to why this happened, but 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj are a part one of the biggest RIAA alterations ever. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Says She's Ready To Have A Child With NBA YoungBoy Sexyy Red has been thirsting for NBA YoungBoy since late 2024 when the latter was in the middle of his federal fraud case. By Zachary Horvath September 05, 2025
Music Drake Says He’d Take $500K Over Dinner With Jay-Z On “ICEMAN” Episode 4 Fans are dissecting every lyric, visual, and message attached to this rollout. By Tallie Spencer May 15, 2026
Music Young Thug's Triumphant Return To The Stage Post-Jail: Tracing His Steps Since The YSL Trial Young Thug was released from jail in October, and we are going to retrace all of his major moves since then. By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Original Content What Happened To Gang Starr? Gang Starr was one of the most legendary hip hop duos from the 90s, consisting of members Guru and DJ Premier. By Wyatt Westlake April 19, 2023
Relationships A$AP Rocky Says He & Rihanna Are Naming Their Next Child After Denzel Washington A$AP Rocky and Denzel Washington recently acted together in Spike Lee's latest film, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Cole Blake September 23, 2025
Music Cardi B Says She Hates Men, Would Rob Them Again Recently, Cardi B took to Twitter Spaces to fire back amid criticism for some choices she made when she was a stripper. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
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 Kayla Nicole Can Barely Recall Anything About Her Viral Chris Brown Performance Chris Brown brought out Kayla Nicole during his L.A. tour stop for "Breezy Bowl XX" where he gave her a lap dance onstage. By Zachary Horvath September 22, 2025