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Music Spotify Cracks Down On Botted Streams But Won't Reveal Which Artists They Punished The main narrative hip-hop fans associate with Spotify botting these days is the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef and its discourse offshoots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Viral Kai Cenat Stunned As Lil RT Says He's Going To "R*pe" Someone During Freestyle Kai Cenat was not impressed. By Alexander Cole November 21, 2023
Pop Culture Matt Barnes Calls Cap On Kanye West's "30 Hours" "Urban Legend" Barnes said he actually only drove 15 minutes, not 90 miles as Kanye claimed. By Ben Mock November 17, 2023
Sneakers Nike Kobe 8 Protro “Court Purple” Receives On-Foot Photos See how these sneakers look on-foot. By Ben Atkinson November 27, 2023
Music Joyner Lucas Says Atlantic Records Was "A F***ed Up Scam" After Being Promised To Work With Artists Like Cardi B Joyner aired out his dirty laundry on Math Hoffa’s "My Expert Opinion" podcast. By Zachary Horvath April 03, 2024
Music Chris Brown's Dog Attack Victim Allowed To Collect Usher Tour's Profits Chris Brown is still fighting to overturn the verdict in the dog attack case from his former housekeeper, Maria Avila. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music "Joe Budden Podcast" Sympathizes With Cardi B's Apology To Latto Cardi B recently apologized again to Latto for dissing her after the "Big Mama" shots, which The Joe Budden Podcast had a lot to say about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Says YNW Melly Is One Of His Closest Rapper Friends: "My Other Twin" Melly has been behind bars since 2019 facing a serious murder trial, and Lil Tjay has supported him throughout the ordeal. By Erika Marie May 29, 2026
Music Toronto Mayor Disappointed When Drake-Given Nickname Isn’t Used At Press Conference Crolivia Chow wants some respect on her name. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Chris Rock Claims He Dated The Same Women As Tupac According to Chris Rock, Tupac "didn't like" him because they were regularly involved with the same ladies. By Erika Marie May 15, 2026
Music Keefe D On Trial For The Murder Of Tupac Shakur: How To Watch Keefe D is currently on trial for the murder of Tupac Shakur, and the livestream currently shows opening arguments. By Alexander Cole August 17, 2026
Streetwear The Dallas Cowboys And Fear Of God Essentials Drop Training Camp Collection The Dallas Cowboys and Fear of God Essentials have dropped a Training Camp collection, blending streetwear with classic team branding. By Ben Atkinson August 07, 2026