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Sports Arian Foster Claims Drake Has The Weakest Handshake He's Ever Experienced Arian Foster was on his Barstool Sports podcast, "Macrodosing," where he offered up some interesting information about Drake. By Alexander Cole August 12, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Reveals He Lives In South Korea, Won't Return To The United States NBA YoungBoy has decided to move to South Korea, a decision that was discussed on "Open Thoughts" with Funny Marco. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Music Wayno Responds To Drake And Calls Him A Hypocrite For Dissing Marvel Drake tried to come at Wayno for his response to the 20v1, and now, Wayno is explaining why Drake's own response misses the mark completely. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Music Photographer Detained During Cardi B Music Video Shoot In New York City Cardi B was shooting a music video in New York City, and it led to the detainment of a photographer who trespassed. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Original Content Inside The Tupac Murder Trial: 11 Key Players To Know Keefe D is the only man on trial, but the Tupac murder case includes a much larger cast tied to the shooting. By Erika Marie August 11, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Goes Number One As Gucci Mane Trial Looms Large Pooh Shiesty remains behind bars as he awaits trial in Gucci Mane case, but his new album, "All Eyes On Shiest" is seeing huge returns. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Music Nipsey Hussle's Lowrider From "Higher" Is Heading To Auction A custom lowrider tied to Nipsey Hussle's 'Higher' video is heading to auction, with bids expected to reach six figures. By Ben Atkinson August 11, 2026
TV Rory & Mal Defend Drake After Days Of 20v1 Backlash Rory & Mal have been defending Drake quite a bit as of late, and that was especially true following the 20v1 debacle. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Music Anthony Fantano Delivers Absurdly Harsh Review Of Lil Uzi Vert's New EP Lil Uzi Vert dropped the "Almost Forever" EP this past week, and Anthony Fantano has not been particularly kind to it. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Music Drake Calls Out Wayno On Social Media Following 20v1 Criticism Wayno recently called out Drake for his participation in a 20v1, and now, the megastar is clapping back the one way he knows how. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator Keeps His Promise With $5 Atlanta Dance Party After Los Angeles and New York got their turn, Atlanta is finally getting the dance party Tyler, The Creator pledged to bring south. By Erika Marie August 10, 2026
Music Keefe D Jail Call Complicates Defense Over Tupac Memoir The fight over Keffe D’s memoir now includes a jail call that appears to contradict his defense team’s ghostwriter argument. By Erika Marie August 10, 2026