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Music DJ Akademiks Tells Drake To "Leave Kendrick Lamar Alone" In His New Music The funny thing about this DJ Akademiks take is that Drake has barely even alluded to Kendrick Lamar's name on recent material. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Brian Steel Salutes Young Thug For Being "A Hero" Post-YSL RICO Trial Young Thug has earned Brian Steel's respect for helping make changes to the legal system and ones that he feels will have a lasting impact. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Music TI Defends “Situationships” Film Title Amid Legal Battle Last month, Cylia Senii hit TI with a lawsuit, accusing him of trademark infringement over his upcoming film "Situationships." By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Poised To Have Solid Opening Sales Week For "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Similar to "CHROMAKOPIA," Tyler The Creator had a shorter first sales week. But once again, it's not going to matter. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Streetwear Diddy's Twin Daughters Launch New Clothing Line Jessie and D’Lila Combs are venturing into the fashion industry as their father remains behind bars while awaiting sentencing. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Prosecutors Break Down How Jurors Can Convict Him Of Sex Trafficking Diddy is facing a number of charges including sex trafficking and racketeering in his ongoing criminal trial. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Politics White House Uses Usher's "Hey Daddy" To Welcome Donald Trump Back From NATO Summit NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte jokingly referred to Donald Trump as "Daddy" during a NATO Summit in The Hague. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Cardi B Teases Long-Awaited New Album With Big Announcement Coming Today It has been seven years since Cardi B released "Invasion Of Privacy," and it looks like fans will finally get their follow-up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Mother Of G$ Lil Ronnie's Child Boasts About Burying Their Daughter In Gucci As for the late G$ Lil Ronnie, his daughter's mother Shamon Jones shared that they would bury him in a custom Prada outfit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music Dame Dash Allegedly Ruined A Director's $4 Million Opportunity To Direct Billy Bob Thornton It's not the first time filmmaker Josh Webber has come after Dame Dash after their relationship fell apart. By Cole Blake March 05, 2025
Music Diddy Sued For Alleged Assault Amidst Kanye West Collaboration The accusations keep surfacing. By Elias Andrews February 10, 2025
Music Drake Allowed To Seek Access To Kendrick Lamar's Record Deal In UMG Lawsuit Drake has been suing Universal Music Group for defamation and the case centers around Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake April 02, 2025