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Music Every Hip-Hop Album Dropping In May 2026 There are a plethora of hip-hop albums dropping in May of 2026, and today, we are providing a long list of those titles. By Alexander Cole April 30, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Goes Off On Jim Jones Over Yung Bleu Interview The rift between Boosie Badazz and Yung Bleu has lasted for years, and things took a turn after Jim Jones entered the chat. By Erika Marie May 28, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Calls Lizzo "Fat" And Claims She's Got A "Weird" Case In addition to Lizzo, Nicki Minaj targeted Jay-Z, Chrissy Teigen, and several more celebrities on Sunday night. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Young Thug Claims He Just “Put A Baby” In Mariah The Scientist Young Thug's latest confession seems to indicate that he and Mariah The Scientist are still an item despite their recent rift. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spikes Up Charts After Drake Loses Lawsuit Many iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify users ran "Not Like Us" back as Drake prepares to appeal this decision over Kendrick Lamar's diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music YG Responds To Drakeo The Ruler Murder Allegations A reporter asked YG about his song "WE KNOW THE TRUTH," which seems to deny involvement in Drakeo The Ruler's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music Netflix Fires Back At Diddy’s Stolen Footage Allegations Diddy was furious with Netflix for putting out 50 Cent's new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," on Tuesday. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Mentioned In Alleged Lil Durk Texts As OTF Vonni Takes The Stand OTF Vonni is back on the stand today amid Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial, and a text was read that mentioned NBA YoungBoy. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music Bradford Cohen Predicts If Lil Durk's Charges Will Stick Bradford Cohen, who has represented many rappers in high-profile cases, spoke to DJ Akademiks about Lil Durk's murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Footage Emerges Of Lil Durk In Courtroom Before Not Guilty Verdict Was Read Lil Durk reportedly hung his head and began to cry when the court announced a jury acquitted him on all counts in his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Slammed By Photographer Over Nightmare Cover Shoot Several of Nicki Minaj's peers have called her out in recent weeks following her public support for Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Heavily Insinuates Drake Is Dropping Something Today Drake is set to drop "ICEMAN" on May 15, but according to a recent stream from DJ Akademiks, something could arrive much sooner. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026