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Music Metro Boomin Claps Back At Fan Blaming Him For Drake & Future's Beef There's been a lot of speculation as to what really set the Drake and Future beef in motion, but many believe Metro Boomin is the source. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Offset Comes Out In A Wheelchair During First Performance Since Shooting Just about 24 hours after Offset was released from the hospital, the rapper decided to give his fans a surprise performance. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent Trolls Rick Ross & Ebro With The G-Unit Reebok's Sold-Out Launch Rick Ross doubted 50 Cent would find success with the G-Unit Reebok G6s, whereas Fif clashed with Ebro over New York hip-hop's decline. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake Chimed In On "ICEMAN's" Future Feature Rumors DJ Akademiks doesn't think Drake's mind may have changed since he initially responded to rumors that he squashed his Future beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Music Drake Participates In Viral "Shabang" Challenge, Hits 100 Million Listeners On Spotify Drake has been having himself a grand old time in Turks and Caicos, which has led to him doing the "Shabang" challenge. By Alexander Cole June 13, 2026
Music Gucci Mane's Kidnappers Allegedly Flaunted Stolen Items On Social Media The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas expanded on Gucci Mane's alleged kidnapping connected to Pooh Shiesty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Wants To See Daphne Joy In 50 Cent’s New Diddy Docuseries 50 Cent's long-awaited docuseries, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," is set to finally hit Netflix on December 2. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Reclaim No. 1 Chart Position Thanks To “Luther” Kendrick Lamar and SZA recently topped the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart once again, surpassing BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2025
Music Drake Eyes Another Massive Streaming Milestone Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Release Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Drake is now the first artist in Spotify history to rack up over 120 billion streams. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Defends Rod Wave During His Fiery Takedown Of Lil Baby DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby, alleging that the rapper had someone from his team slap him in Miami. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Beyonce & Jay-Z Step Out For Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” Tour Stop In Los Angeles This weekend, Brandy and Monica brought their co-headlining "The Boy Is Mine" tour to the Kia Forum in Inglewood. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
Politics 50 Cent Uses Nicolás Maduro's Arrest To Troll Diddy 50 Cent teamed up with Netflix to executive-produce the new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," last month. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026