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Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music UMG Labels Drake As A Hypocrite In "Not Like Us" Appeal Response Drake is still trying to revive his dismissed lawsuit against UMG for releasing the Kendrick Lamar diss track "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Ebro Calling His Life "Sad" DJ Akademiks and Ebro's feud has been intensifying in recent days and the latter just fired back with some hard-hitting critiques. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Music OMB Bloodbath Arraigned Again As Prosecutors Prepare For Retrial In Gang Murder Case Authorities arrested OMB Bloodbath back in 2023, accusing her and Shaquile O’Neal Richards of leading the 100% Third Ward gang. By Cole Blake March 16, 2026
Music Drake Appears To Call Out ScHoolboy Q & Serena Williams In New “ICEMAN” Snippet Drake has been teasing his upcoming album "ICEMAN" for months, and it looks like it might be worth the wait. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music Joe Budden Steps Into Viral Debate About Drake's Classic Albums "The Joe Budden Podcast" recently spoke about Drake's discography after Ebro suggested he's never making a classic album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Fans Rejoice After Jasmine Crockett’s Texas Senate Primary Loss Last month, Jasmine Crockett called out Nicki Minaj for her support of Donald Trump, calling her a "sellout." By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2026
Music Drakeo The Ruler's Security Guard Claims YG Had A Knife During Fight Drakeo The Ruler's security guard testified under oath about allegedly seeing YG at the festival where Drakeo was fatally stabbed in 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Music Swizz Beatz Reflects On Grammy Honor: "That 200$ Trophy Don't Define Who We Are" The famed produced is grateful for the recognition, but he encouraged others not to get caught up with being defined by award shows. By Erika Marie December 14, 2020
Music A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Launches OnlyFans A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie says he will be previewing unreleased music on the subscription-based platform. By Aron A. December 14, 2020
Music Drake Announces "Scary Hours" Drops Friday As "CLB" Hype Increases Fans immediately stormed social media to share their excitement. By Erika Marie March 04, 2021
Music J Stone Honors Nipsey Hussle With New Verses On Latest LP "The Definition Of Pain" All Money In affiliate J Stone drops his new album "The Definition Of Pain," featuring appearances by Dave East, Kash Doll, E-40, T.I. and even a few posthumous verses from the late Nipsey Hussle amongst others. By Keenan Higgins December 23, 2020