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Music Nicki Minaj Wrote & Recorded "Chun-Li" A Few Days Before Releasing It J. Reid breaks down how his collaborations with Nicki Minaj came about. By Aron A. April 17, 2018
News Game's 'Red Nation' Video Banned by MTV and BET <p>In early April, Game filmed the video for his new single 'Red Nation' in downtown Los Angeles, describing the shoot as "a real rebel scene," and just a month later, both MTV and BET have decided to ban the controversial video.<br /> <br /> Game took to Twitter to rant about the new ban on Monday night (May 9), writing, "So BET "BANNED" the #REDNation video !!!!! Said me & @liltunechi were too gang affiliated in it. Thoughts?"<br /> <br /> By Rose Lilah May 11, 2011
Reviews Review: Chief Keef's "Almighty So" Basically another Bang Pt. 2 ... By Matt Aceto October 20, 2013
Sneakers Nike Hit With Massive Data Breach As Jordan Brand Files Leaked On Dark Web WorldLeaks ransomware group leaked 1.4TB of Nike data including Jordan Brand SP27 files, design prototypes, and internal documents. By Ben Atkinson January 24, 2026
Music Chad Hugo Sues Pharrell For Allegedly Withholding Money From Him This is not Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams' first legal battle, who crafted hits together as The Neptunes and as N.E.R.D. with Shay Haley. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Future Links Up With Pharrell To Preview New Album "The Real Me" Future hasn't announced a release date yet for his new album "The Real Me," but fans are excited about Pharrell's potential involvement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Sneakers Lil Uzi Vert Just Leaked His Own Vans Collection Lil Uzi Vert previewed his first Vans collaboration on a burner account, revealing a pink and black collection with multiple silhouettes. By Ben Atkinson May 27, 2026
Music Drake Is Reportedly On Pace To Achieve Hip-Hop's Biggest Streaming Year Ever Drake might make this hypothetical streaming achievement even more significant if he drops "ICEMAN" later in 2026. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims West Coast Hip-Hop Is "Dead" Beyond Kendrick Lamar DJ Akademiks also had a lot to say about Kendrick Lamar and The Game's long-running tensions, and he has a problem with their resurgence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2026
Music Drake's New York OVO Store Vandalized By Alleged Arsonist With Hammer A woman reportedly caused $24,000 in property damage when she trashed Drake's NYC location of his OVO brand. Cops arrested her shortly after. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Pop Culture Havoc Debunks Myth About Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones, Part II" Havoc has the facts about a classic By Jake Lyda July 07, 2023
Music Former Outlawz Rapper, Napoleon, Says Snoop Dogg Is Disrespectful To 2Pac Napoleon called out Snoop Dogg and Allen Hughes for disrespecting 2Pac with the way they speak about him. By Cole Blake October 10, 2023