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Music Lupe Fiasco Argues Nas Doesn't Rank Highly Among Hip-Hop's Best Lyricists Lupe Fiasco was on "Culture United" this week, where he spoke on a myriad of topics, including Nas' lyricism. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Sports Drake Hits A$AP Rocky With "Where She At?" Celebration At World Cup Drake was at Portugal and Croatia's face-off at the 2026 FIFA World Cup yesterday, which led to a sly shot at A$AP Rocky. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Music Rick Ross Reveals Why He Was Flying Commercial Rick Ross was flying commercial earlier this week, and it led to all sorts of discourse that he is now responding to. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music Drake & Ari Fletcher Spotted At The Same Club In Turks And Caicos Drake is currently on vacation in Turks and Caicos, and as it turns out, he is in the same location as Ari Fletcher. By Alexander Cole June 13, 2026
Music Westside Gunn Denies Rumors About Jay-Z's Advice Causing Griselda Rift Recent verses from Benny The Butcher and Conway The Machine, plus Mal's Jay-Z and Griselda claims, have put Westside Gunn under scrutiny. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Pop Culture Cardi B Teases DJ Akademiks For Shooting His Shot With Daphne Joy DJ Akademiks asked Daphne Joy a lot about her sex life during a recent interview, which Cardi B couldn't help but laugh at. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2026
TV Ray J Forced To Intervene As Adrien Broner Continues To Harass Amber Rose Adrien Broner continues to make women uncomfortable on live streams, and on Tuesday, Ray J had to defend Amber Rose. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Drake Fans Drag Lil Yachty For Linking Up With A$AP Rocky While Lil Yachty and A$AP Rocky share a friendship outside of the Drake context, tensions between all three make this moment debatable. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Gossip Pooh Shiesty's Mom Claims He & Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Are Expecting Pooh Shiesty's mother posted an ultrasound allegedly displaying Marissa Da'Nae's legal name, who is the mother of NLE Choppa's son ChoZen. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Music Lupe Fiasco Says You Won't Be Seeing Him For A While Following Kendrick Lamar Debate Lupe Fiasco spoke about his recent run-in with Kendrick Lamar fans, and how he isn't happy with what he's just seen. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Drake Told Akademiks He Missed A Call From Tay Keith Prior To His Death A conversation between Drake and DJ Akademiks has shed new light on how the rapper processed Tay Keith's unexpected death. By Erika Marie June 30, 2026
Music Drake Seemingly Shades The Weeknd With XO Tattoo Instagram Story Drake and The Weeknd aren't on the best of terms these days, although you will likely hear more about it from Drake than anyone else. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2026