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Music Gucci Mane Disses Pooh Shiesty On New Track “Crash Dummy” Well, Gucci Mane is holding nothing back. By Tallie Spencer April 10, 2026
Music Drake Confirms "PROJECT BOT" After Being Linked To Explosion In Toronto A huge explosion in Toronto caught many folks' attention last night, and Drake is letting fans know it's tied to his new album "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Kay Flock Sentenced To Three Decades In Prison In March of this year, New York rapper Kay Flock was convicted of racketeering and attempted murder charges. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Jim Jones, Maino, Fabolous, & Dave East Launched A Podcast Based On No Money In Music DJ Akademiks began livestreaming after achieving success on YouTube and Instagram with his self-made hip-hop exposés. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals The Truth About Tyler, The Creator's Sexuality A$AP Rocky recently sat down for a conversation with Jason Lee, who made sure to ask about Tyler, the Creator. By Alexander Cole August 06, 2026
Music Offset Bans Rylo Rodriguez From Atlanta After Alleged Diss Rylo Rodriguez said he didn't mean to diss Offset on his new album "S.K.A.T.E.," but the former Migo isn't buying it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reveals Jay-Z Still Wants To Be The Number One Rapper In The World Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo recently spoke about a conversation they had with 50 Cent, which speaks to Jay-Z's current headspace. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Mos Def Wants All The Smoke, Teams With King Los & Black Thought To Issue An Open Rap Challenge To Any Rapper Mos Def’s Brooklyn rap style has been acknowledged by many in hip hop, ranging from Drake to Joey Bada$$ to Jay-Z. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 12, 2025
Music Former NYPD Chief Reveals They Were Building A Case Against Pop Smoke John Chell claimed that the New York Police Department was investigating Pop Smoke for alleged car theft in a wider gang case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music Drake Reacts To Lil Baby's Pledge Of Allegiance Lil Baby recently revealed how he feels about Drake, and earlier today, the artist decided to give his subtle response. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music Cam’ron Fires Back After Jim Jones Calls Him “Soft” Amid Bronx Cold Wave Cam'ron recently took to Instagram to shade Jim Jones, suggesting that his former friend may have fallen on hard times. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Jay-Z Drops Old Jaz-O Collab On Streaming Amid 30th Anniversary Celebrations "N***a What, N***a Who (Originator 99)" appeared on Jay-Z's album "Vol.2... Hard Knock Life," and it now has a special vinyl release as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2026