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Music Keffe D’s Tupac Murder Trial Begins With Jury Selection Roughly 75 potential jurors were summoned as Keffe D’s Tupac murder trial officially got underway in Las Vegas. By Erika Marie August 10, 2026
Music Drake Fans Go After Wayno For Calling 20v1 "Disappointing" And "Corny" Drake recently did a 20v1 during a Kick stream, and this has led to some commentary from the hip-hop world, including Wayno. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Drake Explains Why He Hates The Term "Tricking" Drake has been accused in the past of being a "trick," although he recently explained why he absolutely despises the term. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Confirms "ACT III": "I'm Back" Megan Thee Stallion has one of the most dedicated fanbases out there, and on Monday, she gave them something to be excited about. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Kanye West's Shows Lead To Massive Profits For The Tampa Sports Authority Kanye West held two shows at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and the area is experiencing an economic boom. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Drake Admits He's Been Cheated On Before And Reveals How He Handled It Drake got to have conversations with 20 women on Saturday, and in one of them, he admitted to the infidelity he has suffered. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music NBA Youngboy Says He’s Stepping Back From Music Due To Heart Health Complications NBA Youngboy's interview with Funny Marco drops tomorrow. By Aron A. August 10, 2026
TV Drake Apologizes To iShowSpeed After Hypocritically Barking At Goth Girl Drake went on a 20v1 and barked at a goth girl, which went against critical advice he previously bestowed upon iShowSpeed. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Drake Unveils Lena The Plug's Physical Hall Pass, Signed By Adam22 Drake and Lena The Plug got to meet on Sunday as part of his 20v1 dating show, and Adam22 is the architect of it all. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Drake Makes A Rare Admission About His Battle With Kendrick Lamar Drake had himself an eventful weekend thanks to his stream with Stake, and it led to an admission about his beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's Album Is Done, But There's One Thing Holding Up Its Release Ray Daniels was recently on his podcast, where he revealed the latest development concerning JAŸ-Z and his new album. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Lil Durk Fights Back Against Gag Order Limiting Legal Team's Public Statements Lil Durk's legal team reportedly argued the government wants to "throw rocks and then hide its hands" by suppressing Durk's narrative. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026