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Music Joey Bada$$ Is Unapologetic On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" update features Joey Bada$$, Jorjiana, Rich The Kid, Nardo Wick, and Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025 1071 Views
Music R Kelly Leads Fans To A Social Media Roast Session After New Prison Photos Surface Some Internet users think that R Kelly looks stuck in the 2000s in these prison photos, whereas others don't believe this is actually him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025 22.3K Views
Music Eureka! Drake Fan In Australia Finds Sandal He Threw At Pesky Drone Peeping In His Penthouse This clip of Drake, his sandal, and a drone instantly turned into a meme. Perhaps this fan will return it to him on his "Anita Max Win" tour! By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Drake Hilariously Checks Pregnant Fan Before Spoiling Her With $30K During one of his recent concerts in Australia, Drake gave a pregnant fan in the crowd $30K and upgraded her to VIP. By Caroline Fisher February 22, 2025 1479 Views
Music Another One! Kendrick Lamar Amps Up His Spotify Record For A Rapper's Monthly Listeners Kendrick Lamar has also recently broken records when it comes to No. 1 hip-hop albums, Spotify streams, and much more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025 8.9K Views
Music Respect Or Robbery? Nicki Minaj Fans Accuse Doechii Of Stealing Her Style Following Doechii's new JENNIE collab "ExtraL," it seems like Nicki Minaj's Barbz reignited some biting accusations against her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025 3.7K Views
Music Sources Reveal Why Diddy’s Lawyer Wants Out Ahead Of Trial Recently, "TMZ" spoke to sources who revealed why one of Diddy's attorneys has asked to be dismissed from the case. By Caroline Fisher February 22, 2025 3.3K Views
Politics What's The Big Deal? Jim Jones Defends Rappers Visiting White House To "Respect" Donald Trump Jim Jones thinks Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Boosie Badazz, and other rappers supporting Donald Trump's White House made the right call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025 1244 Views
Music Young Money Forever: Drake Shouts Out Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj During "Anita Max Win" Tour As much as haters may try to divide Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne with gossip and rumors, Young Money stands tall against all opposition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025 2.0K Views
Music Rihanna Boldly Previews Her Long-Awaited Next Album: "It's Not Going To Be Commercial" While Rihanna fans know to take her new album comments with a grain of salt, this proclamation is very exciting to hear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025 1.5K Views
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Diddy’s Lawyer Jumping Ship Amid Legal Battle Recently, 50 Cent took to Instagram to troll Diddy after his lawyer filed a motion to be dismissed from his case. By Caroline Fisher February 22, 2025 3.7K Views
Music Freddie Gibbs Allegedly Disses J Cole Following Dreamville MC's New Song "cLOUDs" Freddie Gibbs allegedly took to his Instagram burner account to dismissively react to J Cole's new single, "cLOUDs." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025 5.2K Views