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Wiz Khalifa Says He Often Goes to Strip Clubs and Music Festivals With His Mom
Hey, Mama, take this stack and make it rain.
T.I. Doesn’t Believe All the Allegations Thrown Around During the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Battle
Tip enjoyed the battle but still calls cap.
The Break Presents – VonOff1700
Chi-Town stand up.
Oscar Mayer Capitalizes on Drake’s Current Beefs by Launching the BBL Glizzy Hot Dog Campaign
Nah, not BBL Glizzy for Drizzy.
Sukihana Delivers Scathing Diss Song ‘Cocaine’ Aimed at JT
Suki said she was gonna do it.
Ty Dolla $ign Says Vultures 2 Album With Ye Could Drop Any Day, Hints at Possible Fourth Volume
Ty's talking about a fourth but we don't have the second yet.
Drake’s London OVO Store Spray-Painted With ‘They Not Like Us’
Fans are getting involved now.
Danny Brown Comes Clean on the Current State of Hip-Hop, His Fight for Sobriety and Creating a Second Career
Danny openly and honestly discusses his struggles with sobriety, being a podcast host and the state of hip-hop with XXL.
The Break Presents – Wolfacejoeyy
Wolface not Wolf Face.
Is Doja Cat Using Social Media to Alienate Her Fans or Just Defending Herself?
Doja always has the claws out.
It’s Looking Like Hip-Hop Might Really Lose TikTok
To the TikTok, it might stop.
10 of the Most Diabolical Moments in Rap Beef History
Sometimes things go too far.
Drake’s Mansion Is Way Nicer Than Rick Ross’, Here’s Why
One point for Drizzy.
Rapper Claims He Made A.I. Kendrick Lamar Diss Track But Not Everyone Believes Him
Is it creative or cap?
G. Dep Says Diddy Never Visited Him in Prison But Still Wants to Work With the Embattled Mogul
G. Dep still wants to hit the studio with Puff.
The Break Presents – Maiya The Don
Maiya's pen game is a hot commodity.
Drake Relentlessly Trolls Metro Boomin With Drumline Outside Magic City
The old drumline at Magic City trick.
Rick Ross Alleges Someone Else Wrote Drake’s Verse on Travis Scott’s ‘Sicko Mode’
Rozay is going sicko mode on Drizzy's pen game.
Young Thug Vibes to Music During Court But Who’s He Listening To?
What was Thugger vibin' to?
Cardi B Learns How to Drive in Her Rolls-Royce Truck
Bardi is bad and boujee in these streets.
Cardi B Promises New Album Will Be Different, Missy Elliott Approves
New Cardi, who dis?
Doechii Claps Back at Azealia Banks for Saying Doechii Should Name Her Fan Base the Wannabees
Doechii with the clapback.
Drake and Kendrick Lamar Allegedly Both Have Disses in the Works and They Are Going to Be Huge
Both ready to drop bombs.
Joe Budden Finds J. Cole’s Kendrick Lamar Apology Unacceptable, Puts Pressure on Drake
Budden is back on Cole's back.
Megan Thee Stallion and NBA Player D’Angelo Russell Suffer Courtside Collision
D-Lo knew what he was doing.
Suge Knight Declares Kendrick Lamar the Winner, Goes In on J. Cole
Suge says it's a W for Kendrick.
J. Cole Isn’t the First Rapper to Apologize for a Diss Song
A rapper's remorse.