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Music Drake & Stake's Class Action Lawsuit In Virginia Has Been Terminated The class action lawsuit in Virginia from 2025 accused Stake of operating an illegal gambling scheme and boosting Drake's streams. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026
Music Meek Mill Praised As One Of The Greatest After Dropping “Nightmares To Dreams” The Internet is finally siding with Meek Mill. By Aron A. July 31, 2026
Music Wack 100 & Big U Accused Of Chasing Future Around Airport DJ Akademiks reacted to paperwork in the Big U RICO case that allegedly lines up with Wack 100's previous claims about Future. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026
Sports Cam'ron Explains Why He Lost Respect For Patrick Ewing Over Michael Jordan Club Encounter Cam'ron explains why he lost respect after the situation. By Tallie Spencer July 30, 2026
Pop Culture The Side Of Ari Fletcher Everyone Overlooks It's easy to remember Ari Fletcher's biggest viral moments. It's much harder to ignore the empire she's quietly built behind them. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why His Brittany Renner Criticism Doesn't Apply To Cardi B Responding to fan questions, Akademiks explained why he believes Cardi B occupies a different lane than Brittany Renner. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music 50 Cent Explains Why Eminem Never Returned To Movies After '8 Mile' While discussing his 2005 film debut, 50 Cent reflected on the challenges artists face when trading the recording studio for a movie set. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music 38 Spesh Claims Bloggers Were Paid To Spread 'Fake News' About Him 38 Spesh is making new allegations about bloggers as he continues addressing his feud with Jim Jones, Jadakis, and Fat Joe. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music Rory Responds To Akademiks Wishing Death On Him Asked about DJ Akademiks and online criticism, Rory Farrell said internet hate often says more about the people posting it than its targets. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music Barack Obama Adds Drake, Vince Staples, Doechii, And SZA To His Summer Playlist Every single year, Barack Obama delivers his very own Summer Playlist, and this year, we got a glimpse into what he's been listening to. By Alexander Cole July 30, 2026
Music Usher Shares Steamy Moment With Fan On Stage Days After Gabrielle Cheyenne Fiasco Usher was performing in Alabama this week, where he was able to bring up a fan on stage who genuinely wanted to be there. By Alexander Cole July 30, 2026
Music Tory Lanez’s Prison Stabbing Lawsuit Faces Challenge As California Seeks To Dismiss Federal Complaint California challenges the case with immunity arguments in federal court. By Aron A. July 30, 2026