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Music Takeoff's Parents Fight Over Who Should Receive Wrongful Death Settlement Money Takeoff's mom, Titania Davenport, won a wrongful death lawsuit in Texas, and now, the rapper's father wants a piece of the pie. By Alexander Cole June 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Ebro And Tells Him The Real Reason He Was Fired DJ Akademiks has been jawing with Ebro since the latter's firing from Hot 97 and once again, he's pointing out his failure. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026
Music Almighty Jay Alleges YBN Nahmir Got “Pistol-Whipped And Stripped” During DC Robbery Lately, Almighty Jay and Nahmir have been going back and forth about what really led up to the demise of YBN. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar And SZA Make Surprise Appearance At TDE Christmas, Perform "30 For 30" Kendrick & SZA took the stage for a surprise appearance. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Music Tezzus Previews Alleged Oogie Mane Diss Track Amid ilykimchi Leaks Following the ilykimchi leaks from Tuesday, it appears as though Tezzus is looking to diss Oogie Mane in a new song. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Drake Pops Out In Houston While Fans Beg For New Album "ICEMAN" Drake promised that his final "ICEMAN" stream will be his team's best work for the rollout, and die-hards can't wait to see it pay off. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music Taylor Swift Addresses Rumor She Rejected Jay-Z’s Super Bowl Offer According to Taylor Swift, she wouldn't consider headlining the Super Bowl halftime show for one simple reason. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music When Is J. Cole Dropping "The Fall-Off"? J. Cole has been teasing "The Fall-Off" for years, but it appears that fans will finally get the hear the project this week. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music Latto Fires Back At Woman Claiming To Be Her Estranged Sister The woman in question claimed that she and Latto share the same father, but that the rapper wants nothing to do with her. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music Young Thug Finally Addresses Rich Homie Quan Relationship And How They Grew Apart During this new GQ interview, Young Thug addressed not just past collabs with Rich Homie Quan, but also the Gunna fallout and "UY SCUTI." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Oschino Alleges Ab-Liva Is Pusha T's Ghostwriter Oschino recently made the claim that Pusha T is using a ghostwriter, and that Ab-Liva is responsible for his raps. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Joe Budden Calls DJ Akademiks To Explain Charlamagne Tha God Drama DJ Akademiks has been going hard at Charlamagne Tha God for alleged Roc Nation ties, which Joe Budden has questions about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026