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Music 50 Cent Shades Older Rappers While Proclaiming He's Done Dropping Albums Some 50 Cent fans think he could be sending shots at the likes of Jay-Z, while others believe he's misguided in his take on aging in hip-hop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2026
Music J. Cole Announces "The Fall-Off" World Tour After much anticipation, J. Cole has come through with the official announcement of "The Fall-Off" tour and it's going global. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Weighs In On Gucci Mane Authorizing A New Pooh Shiesty Album Pooh Shiesty is dropping a new album on Gucci Mane's record label tonight, and DJ Akademiks has some perspective on all of this. By Alexander Cole August 06, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Facing Nine Months In Romanian Prison Over Drug Possession Wiz Khalifa apologized profusely to the country of Romania after having 18 grams of cannabis on his person, which is not fully legal. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Pop Culture Lil Peep's Tattoos & Their Meanings Late rapper Lil Peep had around 59 tattoos at the time of his death. Here's a look at some of their meanings. By Josh Megson March 30, 2023
Reviews 21 Savage "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?" Review "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?" is a fitting installment in 21 Savage’s catalog, both a reckoning with the world he came from and the one he is carving out for himself. By Aron A. December 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Mona From "The Joe Budden Podcast" Mona recently trolled DJ Akademiks on "The Joe Budden Podcast" while discussing his recent back-and-forth with Maino and Fabolous. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Big30's Record Deal Leads Prosecutors To Argue Against Giving Him Bond Big30 was arrested alongside Pooh Shiesty for his alleged role in robbing and kidnapping Gucci Mane, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Lil Baby Affirms Loyalty To Young Thug As They Respond To Ralo's Disses Ralo blasted Lil Baby for allegedly switching up on him for Young Thug, and he said Thugger isn't the gangster people assume him to be. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
TV Drake Apologizes To iShowSpeed After Hypocritically Barking At Goth Girl Drake went on a 20v1 and barked at a goth girl, which went against critical advice he previously bestowed upon iShowSpeed. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Future's Artist Doe Boy Challenges NBA YoungBoy To Fight After Diss NBA YoungBoy recently dropped a diss track against Future and continued to taunt the Freebandz crew by dissing Doe Boy on his Instagram post. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music Jay-Z Makes Major Global Play With New $500M Bet On Korean Entertainment & Lifestyle Jay-Z has got his eyes set on the next big thing. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025