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Music Ken Carson Seems To Confirm A Young Thug Collab Amid "UY SCUTI" Hype This would mark Ken Carson and Young Thug's first official collab, although the Opium MC teased material advocating for Thugger in the past. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Diddy Judge Rules On Motion To Delay Mogul’s Trial By Two Months Earlier this month, Diddy's team requested more time to prepare, claiming they couldn't “in good conscience" go to trial in May. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Goes Off On Indianapolis Promoters For Allegedly Stiffing His Daughter According to Boosie Badazz, he's never performing in Indianapolis again after what was done to his daughter. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025
Music TDE's Punch Reveals His Real Feelings About Drake TDE president Punch claimed he is "probably the most unbiased" person when it comes to the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music YSL Reportedly Removes All Gunna References From Their Instagram Page The rift between Young Thug and Gunna has been in question ever since the latter's plea deal in the YSL RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Admits He Didn't Know Lil Durk Was In Prison Lil Wayne and Lil Durk do not have any collabs together, but even if Wayne doesn't know Durk's situation, he's in support of him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Diddy Demands Alleged Victim’s Memoir Draft Ahead Of Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy's latest demand comes just days after he asked U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian to delay his trial by two months. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Drake's Amended Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG DJ Akademiks is particularly interested in the label politics between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, who are both under UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Joins Forces With Gatorade For Massive Marketing Campaign One of the new Gatorade ads featuring Kendrick Lamar is now on YouTube, and the campaign will debut during the NBA playoffs this weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Drake's Lawyers Fire Back At UMG's Recent Statement On His Defamation Lawsuit UMG asked Drake to "be careful what he wishes for," but the Toronto superstar's legal team is confident in the discovery process. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Pledges To Never Diss Drake Again After Latest Development In UMG Lawsuit Kanye West has shared mixed reactions about the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, bashed both artists separately in diss tracks. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music JID Recalls Taking Control Of His Sound To Create Upcoming "WRK" After The Forever Story's Disappointment JID recently appeared on TDE's Ab-Soul's new album, Soul Burger, on the lyrically-driven lead single "Crazier." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025