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Music The Game Shouts Out Drake During L.A.-Forward “Verzuz” Against YG The Game has love for The Boy. By Aron A. July 24, 2026
Music Trey Songz Dodges Prison Time For Alleged Fight At New York Club As long as Trey Songz doesn't get into legal trouble in the next year, he will not go to jail for this nightclub incident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music Kanye West Breaks New Record, Thanks To SoFi Stadium Show Ye's SoFi Stadium shows helped him hold the new record for the highest-grossing concert by a rapper. By Aron A. July 24, 2026
Music D4vd's Legal Team Challenges Alleged Blood Evidence In Court Prosecutors and criminalists claim D4vd's DNA was found in a bag that also contained the blood of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music Drake Claims He's "Proved Himself Right" In The Last Two Years In New IG Post Drake celebrated his recent NOCTA Manor party with a new post on IG, flexing his many commercial feats for good measure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music YG References Detainment Over Drakeo The Ruler Murder During Verzuz YG had a successful and fun Verzuz against The Game last night, but it almost got derailed by a long-running case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music Chris Brown Pleads Guilty To Fighting Man At London Nightclub The court dropped more serious assault charges against Chris Brown regarding his altercation with producer Abe Diaw at a London club. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Demands Money From Godmother Of Man Who Claims To Be His Son Lillie Coley's filed for bankruptcy but Hov doesn't want that interfering with the $119K he was awarded from the court. By Aron A. July 24, 2026
Music Diddy Allegedly Placed In Solitary Confinement After Getting In Prison Fight It's reportedly unclear if Diddy is still in solitary confinement after he allegedly brawled with a fellow inmate who dissed him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Streetwear Drake Is Reportedly Reviving A Historic Texas Saddle Shop Trademark filings suggest Drake is behind the planned Fall 2026 reopening of Brenham Saddle Shop in Texas. By Ben Atkinson July 24, 2026
Music YG Blows Out The Game In Verzuz YG took the cake. By Tallie Spencer July 24, 2026
Sports Sexyy Red And Kevin Durant Spotted Together In New Photos New photos that show Sexyy Red and Kevin Durant posing together have gotten social media buzzing this week. By Ben Atkinson July 23, 2026