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Music Diddy’s High-Powered Legal Team Reportedly Cost Up To $8 Million A high-powered defense reportedly cost Diddy up to $8 million, from his arrest through his continuing federal appeal. By Erika Marie August 05, 2026
Music Drake's Next Song Has Been Announced Drake has been living it up following the success of "ICEMAN," but now, he is ready for a new song with Karol G. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Reveals Release Date For New Album "All Eyes On Shiest" Pooh Shiesty is currently behind bars, although he is about to release his next studio album, "All Eyes On Shiest." By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Relationships Rihanna Appears To Throw Shots At Drake While Dancing On A$AP Rocky Rihanna fires back. By Aron A. August 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Picks Winner In Hypothetical Drake & A$AP Rocky Boxing Match DJ Akademiks has weighed in on A$AP Rocky's desire to go bare knuckle fighting with the likes of Drake. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
TV Joe Budden Podcast Clowns Lil Wayne For Having Drake-Like Abs The Joe Budden Podcast recently weighed in on the viral conversation surrounding Lil Wayne's abs, and it led to some jokes. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Admits He Was Heartbroken Over FERG's Name Change A$AP Rocky spoke to Jason Lee recently, and it was here that he offered his take on FERG's decision to change his name. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Music Lil Wayne's Alleged Text Messages With Former "Teen Mom" Star Leak Online Former "Teen Mom" star Rachel Beaver has come through with alleged text messages between herself and Lil Wayne. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Music Pharrell Is Giving Atlanta's Veterans A Second Wind With a run of collaborations alongside Future, Quavo, T.I. and Lil Baby, Pharrell Williams is showing why his greatest creative gift has always been his ability to see the next version of an artist before anyone else does. By Aron A. August 05, 2026
Music Drake Gives Away A Gorgeous Maybach During "Strong Women, Stronger Drinks" Event Drake held his "Strong Women, Stronger Drinks" event, and it was here where he held a raffle to give away a piece of luxury. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Officially Responds To Drake's "Burning Bridges" Diss A$AP Rocky and Rihanna were dissed by Drake on "Burning Bridges," and now, Rocky is offering a direct response. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Pushed Back Following Fight That Landed Him In Solitary Diddy had received some good news last week concerning his prison release date, but the news has actually gotten worse for him. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026