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Music Mo3’s Manager Recalls Heartbreaking Final Phone Call With Late Artist During Fatal Shooting During a recent interview, Mo3's manager Rainwater provided more insight into the shooting that took the rapper's life. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025 3.8K Views
Music Drake Allowed To Seek Access To Kendrick Lamar's Record Deal In UMG Lawsuit Drake has been suing Universal Music Group for defamation and the case centers around Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake April 02, 2025 5.2K Views
Music Kanye West Stops Hating To Heap Immense Praise On Will Smith Kanye West has periodically pressed pause on his hateful rants to show love to industry giants and Will Smith is the latest to get some. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2025 3.0K Views
TV “South Park” References Diddy’s Explosive Legal Battle In New Season 27 Trailer Diddy is currently facing charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering, and his trial is scheduled to begin next month. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Kanye West Claps Back After Fan Calls Him A “White Edgelord” Kanye West is even getting mad at his own fans on social media after his controversial antics continued on Wednesday. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025 3.6K Views
Pop Culture DDG Stirs Up Debate After Sharing Sonogram Of "Halo's Little Brother" DDG has been causing some controversy surrounding his son with Halle Bailey, making this all the more unbelievable. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2025 41.8K Views
Music Ab-Soul Previews New Roc Marciano Collaboration Inspired By J. Cole Ab-Soul also seemingly revealed the title of his next project to be, "Soul Burger: The Odyssey," in the Instagram post. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025 1.7K Views
Music Melyssa Ford Demands That Drake Send A "F*cking Check" For Using Image Of Her On His "NOKIA" Merch Drake is selling a $220 hoodie with a throwback picture of Meylssa Ford on the back which he apparently didn't ask her permission for. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2025 11.8K Views
Music Chance The Rapper Heads To Trial Against Ex-Manager Over Major Contract Dispute Chance The Rapper labeled his former manager "disgruntled" in a new statement addressing the upcoming trial. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Joe Budden Reacts To Drake Putting Melyssa Ford On New “NOKIA” Hoodie At first, the web address featured on Drake's new Melyssa Ford hoodie redirected to "The Joe Budden Podcast" Patreon page. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025 4.1K Views
Music Charlamagne Tha God Debunks Kanye West's Implication About Jay-Z Owning His Catalog Kanye West has been going after Jay-Z on social media as well as in his recent interview with DJ Akademiks. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025 3.0K Views
Music Judge Shoots Down UMG’s Motion To Stay Discovery In Drake Lawsuit Earlier this month, UMG filed a motion to stay discovery in Drake's lawsuit, alleging he was trying to obtain sensitive internal documents. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025 3.9K Views