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Music Drake Allegedly Told Akademiks The Cops Are Parked On His Street Amid Kendrick Lamar’s Arrival In Toronto Between Drake postponing his Kai Cenat stream and Kendrick Lamar fans in Toronto demanding a "Not Like Us" encore, last night was big. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music Eminem Allegedly Infuriated Mariah Carey By Trying To Cast Her As His Mom In "8 Mile" The role Eminem offered Mariah Carey ended up going to Kim Basinger, whose performance helped make "8 Mile" a massive success. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Lil Baby Brings Out YFN Lucci At Atlanta Concert And Fuels Rumors Of Squashed Beef There were rumors of not only a Lil Baby and YFN Lucci feud, but also speculation about the latter's conflict with Young Thug and YSL. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music J. Cole's Announcement For "The Fall-Off" Has Social Media Awestruck J. Cole recently provided fans with a major update on his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," and they're ecstatic. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Eminem & Juice WRLD's "Godzilla" Named Newest WWE Raw Theme Song The Juice WRLD collaboration previously served as a single for Eminem's 2020 album, "Music to Be Murdered By." By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's Signed "Don't Be Dumb" Vinyls Are Reselling For A Huge Markup Online A$AP Rocky announced the release of some special edition vinyl yesterday and not much time elapsed before they sold out. By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2025
Music Ray J Hits Kim Kardashian & Kris Jenner With Countersuit Over Defamation Allegations A few weeks ago, Kim Kardashian and her "momager" Kris Jenner filed a lawsuit against Ray J for alleged defamation. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music Diddy Is Reportedly In Hot Water Over Three-Way Prison Call Allegedly, Diddy has already managed to stir up trouble at FCI Fort Dix just a few days after his arrival. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Claims King Von's Alleged Killer Lul Tim Scammed Him Out Of $10K Verse Lul Tim made similar claims a couple of years ago about 6ix9ine, who has not stopped disrespecting King Von's memory after their feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music Former FCI Fort Dix Inmate Claims Diddy Will Have A "Sweet & Easy" Prison Bid Diddy recently started his first prison job after checking in at FCI Fort Dix, and we got our first public look at him in over a year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music B.G. Reveals Why Lil Wayne Wasn't At Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz" Considering the drama between Turk, Birdman, and Cash Money right now, B.G. cleared the air around Lil Wayne's recent "Verzuz" absence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025
Music Diddy Desperately Trying To Speed Up His Appeal As Prison Sentence Looms Diddy's legal team revealed they were going to appeal the prison sentence ruling a day after he learned his fate. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025