By Bryson "Boom" Paul
Drake's history with UK hip hop includes signing Skepta to BBK, collaborating with Central Cee and Jorja Smith, and producing Top Boy.
Drake weigh-in on the trending topic of UK rappers versus American rappers in a rap battle created by Skepta during day 2 of his headlining performance at Wireless Festival. Among delivering surprise guests, Drizzy took a moment to pay respect to U.K. hip hop as shared his thoughts on the battle.
Speaking to the sold-out crowd, the 6 God proclaimed that the best lyricists in the world come from London. "The best lyricists in the world -- mark my words -- I don't care what nobody......
By Bryson "Boom" Paul
Shannon Sharpe left ESPN following the news of a sexual assault lawsuit filed against the former NFL star in April 2025.
The $50 million civil lawsuit against Hall of Fame football player and media personality Shannon Sharpe took an unexpected turn Wednesday when the plaintiff’s legal team failed to appear at the initial court hearing in downtown Las Vegas. The anonymous woman behind the lawsuit accuses Sharpe of sexual assault and battery, but was left unrepresented as proceedings began.
Clark County District Court Judge Anna Albertson expressed clear frustration over the absence, calling the lack of representation......
By Gabriel Bras Nevares
Pusha T had a whole verse for Travis Scott on Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out," and La Flame clapped back with a few bars.
Travis Scott and the JACKBOYS finally returned with the highly anticipated Cactus Jack Records compilation, JACKBOYS 2. It arrives six years after the original, and just a few weeks after Pusha T dissed the Cactus Jack boss on the new Clipse song, "So Be It."
It didn't take long for the Houston superstar to respond to these Let God Sort Em Out shots, and he wasted no time on the project. On the first proper track, "CHAMPAIN & VACAY" with Don Toliver and......
By Devin Morton
Some fans believed that Nicki Minaj started ranting about Jay-Z and Roc Nation because she's broke, but she took to X to kill that rumor.
Nicki Minaj fired back at internet fans questioning her wealth after she reopened her longstanding (one-sided) feud with Jay-Z claiming she’s still owed a huge payout from the sale of Tidal. Minaj took to X (formerly Twitter) to reject claims that she’s financially struggling.
In a series of posts, Minaj responded to the chatter by discussing her bank account, real estate portfolio and her latest extravagant purchase.
“Buying another Mansion as we speak. It would be......
By Devin Morton
Justin Bieber reposted (and swiftly deleted) an Instagram Story from a friend dissing Clipse and their fanbase.
On Friday, July 11, Justin Bieber surprised released his new album, SWAG. The same day, Clipse dropped their long-awaited comeback album, Let God Sort Em Out. There is not much overlap between the two listener bases, but clearly, that does not mean there's no overlap at all.
Comedian/DJ/occasional talk show host Kerwin Frost took to his Instagram Story to hype up Bieber's latest effort. “Justice is served,” wrote Frost in an Instagram Story. "[@lilbieber] emptied the clip."......
by Caroline Fisher
Earlier this week, social media users noticed that Kehlani unfollowed Chrisean Rock on Instagram, sparking speculation.
Recently, social media users noticed that Kehlani appeared to unfollow Chrisean Rock on Instagram, prompting a great deal of speculation. Many users suspected that the apparent unfollow had something to do with a run-in the Baddies star and her team had with a man outside of a hotel this weekend. At the time, someone Chrisean was with threatened to call ICE on the man. This resulted in serious backlash.
Kehlani has been outspoken about her political views in the past. While she was......
BY Cole Blake
The jury found Diddy not guilty on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in his recent criminal trial.
A full copy of the verdict sheet in Diddy's highly publicized criminal trial has been published by TMZ. It reveals how the jury submitted their not guilty and guilty decisions in the case. The group found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering, but did find him guilty on two counts of the lesser crime of transportation to engage in prostitution.
On Tuesday, he appeared in court in New York City for a post-trial hearing. His attorneys proposed moving up his sentencing date from October 3rd to......
By Sam Moore
Jim Jones has admitted that he was surprised by the amount of backlash he received for saying he was a better and more successful rapper than Nas.
Speaking to Angie Martinez for her IRL podcast, the controversial former Dipset member was asked if he had been trolling with his comments.
Jones replied: “I mean you’re definitely correct. But I didn’t start it. There was a young gentleman that they asked a question to and his clip went viral. He was on a podcast and they asked him who’s more relevant: Jim Jones or Nas? That went super viral and that led to all these people with platforms to ask that......
By Sam Moore
Eminem‘s Detroit based WNBA expansion team has been given the go ahead by the league.
The WNBA announced that they will be expanding to 18 teams with Detroit as well as Philadelphia and Cleveland getting their own franchises.
The Detroit team will enter the league in 2029 and is primarily backed by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores, who said in a statement: “This is a huge win for Detroit and the WNBA. Today marks the long-hoped-for return of the WNBA to a city with deep basketball roots and a championship tradition. Detroit played a key role in the league’s early growth, and we’re proud to reignite that legacy as the WNBA......
By Sam Moore
Raekwon has recruited a vast ensemble of rap legends for his new album, The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Released on July 18 through Mass Appeal, the project will have no shortage of guest features.
Unveiling the tracklist for the album, Raekwon will be joined by his Wu-Tang Clan cohorts Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Inspectah Deck as well as Nas.
There will also be a Griselda flavor on the album with Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn also featured.
The Emperor’s New Clothes will be Raekwon’s first solo album since 2017’s The Wild.
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