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Music Fat Joe Credits Drake For Hip-Hop's Dominance On The Billboard Hot 100 Fat Joe and Jadakiss also predicted that Drake's next album, "Iceman," will be a major success on the charts. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Pop Culture Antonio Brown & 6ix9ine Catch Heat For Charlie Kirk Jokes During Adin Ross' Stream Antonio Brown and 6ix9ine were playing football with Adin Ross, N3on, and BenDaDonnn on Adin's Kick stream when things went south. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Pusha T Reacts To Hunter Biden Explaining The Difference Between Crack & Cocaine Hunter Biden discussed his drug and alcohol use during a rare interview with "Channel 5" creator Andrew Callaghan. By Cole Blake July 22, 2025
Music J. Cole Explains Why He Went Easy On Kendrick Lamar In “7 Minute Drill” During his recent conversation with Cam'ron on "Talk With Flee," J. Cole shared new details about Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026
Music Joe Budden Reflects On "Difficult" But "Important" Split From Rory & Mal Joe Budden wished Rory and Mal all the best during his recent interview on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music NLE Choppa Defends Memphis Amid Pooh Shiesty & LeBron James Backlash Pooh Shiesty was recently arrested for allegedly kidnapping Gucci Mane, whereas LeBron James spoke negatively about NLE Choppa's city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Politics Dr. Umar Urges Fans Not To Celebrate Charlie Kirk's Death Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a speech at Utah Valley University on Wednesday and a manhunt remains ongoing. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025
Music Kanye West's Rape Accuser Is Allegedly "In Hiding" Lauren Pisciotta previously filed a sexual harassment and rape lawsuit against her former boss, Kanye West. By Cole Blake June 04, 2025
Sports Kevin Durant Shuts Down "Twitter Nonsense" When Asked About Using Burner Accounts Kevin Durant spoke about the drama after participating in the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities earlier this week. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
News A$AP Rocky Identifies Girl In "Purple Swag" Video & More <p>A$AP Rocky spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1810/title.asap-rocky-says-deluxe-version-of-liveloveaap-is-coming-reveals-identity-of-purple-swag-video-girl" target="_blank">HipHopDX</a> about his mixtape, he identified the girl in the video for "Purple Swag," and spoke on a joint A$AP project; as well he clarified that the "Deep Purple" mixtape was not official, but created by a fan in Paris (& more). Check out excerpts below.</p> <p>On The Girl In "Purple Swag":</p> By Rose Lilah November 29, 2011
Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Claps Back At Net Worth Reports With Staggering Career Earnings From 2016 Yachty takes pride in his wealth. By Alexander Cole July 29, 2024