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Music Lil Wayne Explains How He Signed Drake & Nicki Minaj During an episode of Friends Keep Secrets, Lil Wayne offered an explanation of how he came to know Drake and Nicki Minaj. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music 50 Cent Calls Out Usher For Coming To Diddy's Defense Usher said that Diddy has been "misrepresented" in the public and described him as his "mentor" while speaking with Forbes. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Lil Baby Claps Back At An NBA YoungBoy Fan With A Key Clarification About "The Leaks" Lil Baby put out "The Leaks," earlier this month, after dropping a new single each week for his "Wham Wednesdays" series. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Says Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" Made Him Realize He's Ahead Of The Game NBA YoungBoy dropped his ninth studio album, "Slime Cry," back in January, featuring Burna Boy and Jelly Roll. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Metro Boomin Lands Playable Role In New Rap Fighting Game Metro Boomin joins a growing “OnlyHands” roster as the Hip Hop fighting game gets ready for New York Comic Con. By Erika Marie October 02, 2026
Music Sneako & Adin Ross Are Trying To Get Kanye West & Drake To Drop A Collab Album Sneako also complained about Kendrick Lamar's beef with Drake and the rise of diss tracks in the music industry. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Rich Homie Quan’s Father Speaks On Birdman Missing Funeral And Young Thug Fallout Rich Homie Quan's dad said that his fallout with Young Thug "affected [him] a lot." By Tallie Spencer May 28, 2026
Sneakers Westside Gunn Teases His New Saucony "Awesome Gods" Collab Westside Gunn previewed his new Saucony "Awesome Gods" collab featuring an animal print upper with paint splatter and bronze accents. By Ben Atkinson June 10, 2026
Music JPEGMAFIA Calls Out Danny Brown For Lying About "SCARING THE HOES 2" JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown teamed up in 2023 to drop "SCARING THE HOES," one of the fan-favorite hip-hop projects of the decade so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music DJ Whoo Kid Says Lucian Grainge Mysteriously Called Him After Drake’s “Push Ups” Dropped DJ Whoo Kid shares some insight on the inclusion of his DJ drop on Drake's "Push Ups. By Aron A. May 07, 2026
Music Mystikal Pleads Guilty To Rape: Everything We Know Mystikal will return to the courtroom for his sentencing hearing in June, where he will face up to 20 years in prison. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Pharrell Hits Back At Chad Hugo Amid Financial Impropriety Allegations Earlier this week, Chad Hugo filed a lawsuit against Pharrell, alleging he withheld funds from The Neptunes and N.E.R.D. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026