Unless you’ve stayed off the internet lately, you know that rap is currently in a civil war. Kendrick Lamar started it by dissing Drake and J. Cole on “Like That.” Then Cole responded by dropping “7 Minute Drill” before apologizing. Then Drake came with “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me Fifty),” and here we are. Clearly, […]
Joe Budden thinks he knows what’s behind Kendrick Lamar, Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross, The Weeknd, and A$AP Rocky’s issues with Drake. And he wishes the anti-Drake crew would just say it and stop beating around the bush. joe budden wants these rappers to come out and say the real issue with drake is that […]
All the Hip Hop girls have been doing their best rump shaking and sharing it on social. So why not Teyana Taylor, who’s a professional dancer, after all? Here she goes, getting down to Nicki Minaj at a classy-looking event. Teyana Taylor showing out to Nicki Minaj’s ASS verse 😍 pic.twitter.com/P9OR4q6618 — 💕MEKA💕 (@MekaMichelleee) April […]
Now that Drake has responded to his rap detractors with “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50),” he’s taken the battle to social media. He’s already clowned Rick Ross with the help of his mother and has since moved on to Metro Boomin. First, he posted a famous scene of Nick Cannon drumming in the […]
Back in February, Kid Cudi said he has no interest in working with Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino. But it wasn’t certain if his stance concerned beef or creative differences. It turns out it’s beef. Glover talked about Cudi in a new interview with Gigla Radio but said he doesn’t want any smoke. [Jump to […]
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This afternoon, a snippet of Kendrick Lamar dissing Drake leaked. It was almost immediately dismissed as AI, in part because it wasn’t very good. Now, the folks at OVO are suggesting it’s real. Kendrick made a discombobulated ass diss track and his team purposely leaked it like what happened to Drake, but it’s so garbage […]
Rick Ross officially released his Drake diss “Champagne Moments.” In the track, he taunts Drake, who has a white mother and a black father, as a “white boy.” The cover art continues that theme. RICK ROSS — CHAMPAGNE MOMENTS DRAKE DISS 🚨OUT NOW 🚨 pic.twitter.com/K7EiRh13ab — NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) April 16, 2024 He also […]
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Tyler, The Creator brought Childish Gambino out during his Coachella set. That would have never happened at the beginning of their careers. Tyler, The Creator jokes that he used to hate Childish Gambino until “Urn” came out 😂pic.twitter.com/rXht7f0AM7 — Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) April 14, 2024 “I used to hate that n*gga,” he said from the […]
Benzino is clearly inspired by the Drake vs. Everybody battle, and he spoke about it with TMZ. Zino also brought up his decades-old feud with Eminem and said he wants a “face-to-face” battle with him that’ll improve race relations. “I want to battle face-to-face and then it could be over after that,” he explained. […]
Right now, Drake is officially beefing with Kendrick Lamar, Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross, The Weekend, and A$AP Rocky. When things got real, Drake’s good buddy and tourmate J. Cole turned into Switzerland. However, Drizzy may have some help on the way. This afternoon, 50 Cent inched toward the Drake camp. Then Drake’s old boss, […]
It seems like the whole rap world is suddenly coming after Drake. But he may have an ally in 50 Cent on the basis of one of his new opps being one of Fif’s old opps. Fif co-signed a text Drake released in which he claimed Rick Ross — whom he just exchanged diss tracks […]
Future and Metro Boomin’s album We Still Don’t Trust You is big part of the unfolding rap battle royal that pits Drake against the whole gang. According to HitsDailyDouble, it is projected to do 150-175K in its first week and will finish number one on the Billboard album charts. Its predecessor, We Don’t Trust You, […]
Drake took on the whole team when he dissed Kendrick Lamar, Future, The Weeknd, Metro Boomin and Rick Ross this afternoon with his track Push Ups. The Bawse is the first to fire back with “Champagne Moments.” RICK ROSS — CHAMPAGNE MOMENTS DRAKE DISS TRACKpic.twitter.com/7oGEeEXrJL — NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) April 13, 2024 “Ya flow copy […]
Future, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Rick Ross, and Metro Boomin have all taken shots at Drake recently. He responded to all of them on a new track. An updated version of Drake’s diss track ‘Push-Ups’ has surfaced online It features a different beat, mostly the same lyrics… and a DJ Akademiks sample 😭 pic.twitter.com/PaT1aza9w0 — […]
Drake settled his score with Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross and Future with a diss track that leaked this afternoon. There has been some debate over whether the track is real or AI. A video from earlier this week from Rory and Mal more or less confirms it’s real. In case anyone […]
Lil Mabu graduated from Collegiate, a 55K a year prep school on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and then enrolled in Emory University, an elite college in Atlanta. The 19-year old is also a drill rapper. He damn near Chedder Bob-ed himself while shooting his latest video. Lil Mabu almost Cheddar Bob’ed himself 😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/kBEAlcKEfl — […]
J. Cole’s mixtape Might Delete Later came flying out of the gate, with early projections for a first week of 140 -160K, strong numbers for a surprise tape with no promo. It ended up doing only 118K. That drop will cost Cole number one, which will instead go to the second week of Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter […]
Is NLE Choppa bisexual? Some fans think he is signaling some same-sex attraction in the lyrics of his new track “Slut Me Out 2.” “If I was a bad bitch, I’d wanna f*ck me too, hmm/ I’d wanna suck me too, hmm/ I’d wanna slut me too, hmm,” he raps. Choppa clarified orientation on Twitter. […]
There’s a guy that goes by the Takedown who has been going around looking like Takeoff. Offset is not happy that Takedown is cloning his late Migos bro, who was gunned down in Houston in November of 2022. Offset calls out a man impersonating TakeOff. pic.twitter.com/gdZgES2G4f — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) April 12, 2024 “No you […]
A$AP Rocky takes aim at Drake and his baby mama Sophie Brussaux as the feature on the Future/Metro Boomin’ track “Another Late Night.” “I smash before you birthed, son, Flacko hit it first, son,” Rocky raps. It’s possible that Kanye hinted at this on Vultures when he rapped, “Got pregnant in a threesome, so who’s […]
Earlier this week, NBA YoungBoy publically shot his shot at Boston Richey’s girlfriend and Finesse2Tyme’s baby mama. After a bit of a back and forth, Finesse told YB it was silly to beef over a girlfriend. Boston Richey isn’t directly attacking NBA. Instead, he’s taking his interest as a compliment. Boston Richey is proud that […]
Coi Leray is the latest femcee to take the latest rump-shaking challenge. Megan Thee Stallion did it. As did Latto. Glorilla seemed a bit shy to go all out, perhaps because of her slim frame. Coi is the slimmest, but she went all out. Coi Leray does the “Wannabe” challenge. https://t.co/HiH2V9HOc2 — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) […]
Fat Joe has long struggled with the truth. Which makes him a good podcaster in this era of fake news. Joe recently made a claim on the Roommates show about Kevin Durant and Rucker Park that KD pushed back on. Another podcast lie. It was nothing but respect and love out there that night, didn’t […]
Pretty much at the same time that Kendrick Lamar sent shots to J. Cole and Drake on the song “Like That,” Spotify put up a billboard in New York City that says, “Hip hop is a competitive sport.” While speaking on The Joe Budden Podcast, Vince Staples accused the company of taking advantage of the […]
OJ Simpson, famous running back, pitchman, and (alleged) murderer, is dead at 76. According to his family, he passed away after a battle with prostate cancer. On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family […]
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NBA YoungBoy is stuck in Utah, house arrested. But he can still make trouble on social. YB decided to post racy photos of Finesse2Thyme’s baby mama and Boston Richey’s young girlfriend and invite them to Grave Digger Mountian. NBA YoungBoy shoots his shot at Finesse2tymes’ BM And Boston Richey’s girlfriend, seemingly inviting them to Grave […]