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Music RBX Is Still Implicating Drake In Amended Botting Claims Against Spotify Drake himself isn't a defendant in this previously dismissed lawsuit, but RBX is still claiming Spotify ignores botting rules for his sake. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2026
Music Kid Cudi Is Confident He & Kanye West Will Reconcile, Reveals They're Talking Again Kid Cudi and Ye have fallen out at various points throughout their careers, and it seems like they are reconciling once more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2026
Music 50 Cent Affirms He Could Replicate Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Shows The LOX affiliate J-Hood suggested 50 Cent couldn't sell out three nights at Yankee Stadium like Jay-Z did, which Fif finds ridiculous. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2026
Music Kanye West Becomes Artist With The Most Songs Certified Gold Or Platinum Ye just earned a whopping 68 fresh certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America, helping him make history. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Drake Reportedly Backs Bad Bunny's Attempt To Reverse Copyright Suit Ruling Bad Bunny is part of a massive lawsuit targeting the use of the "dembow" and other Jamaican rhythms in reggaetón, and Drake is backing him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Future Scores Heap Of New RIAA Certifications Amid "The Real Me's" Success We will soon learn Future's first week sales for "The Real Me," but new RIAA certifications provided a big commercial week regardless. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Guests Are Not His Real Friends Dame Dash found it ironic that Fat Joe and Jadakiss joined Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium last weekend despite previously having beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Rick Ross & Deon Cole Laugh At 50 Cent, Daphne Joy & Rozay's Drake Beef Deon Cole spoke with Rick Ross about his feud with 50 Cent and Drake, as well as to comment on Daphne Joy, the mother of Fif's child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Man Crashes Car Through Jay-Z & Beyoncé's Hampton Home's Gate Authorities reportedly arrested the man at the scene, and police say he didn't make any threats regarding Beyoncé and Jay-Z. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Rick Ross Admits He Will Always Celebrate Drake Collabs Despite Beef Rick Ross was recently on "The Joe Budden Podcast," where he talked about his fallout with Drake and how he reflects on their history today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music YG Verzuz The Game Officially Announced For Later This Month Two Compton titans are facing off in a "Verzuz" matchup very soon in Los Angeles, as YG and The Game will trade their biggest hits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Seeks Dismissal From $275K Production Lawsuit A New York judge will decide whether Nicki Minaj can be removed as an individual defendant in a lawsuit regarding Jingle Ball & "Pink Friday 2." By Erika Marie July 17, 2026