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Music UMG's Newest Partnership Sparks Major Suspicion From Drake Fans Drake is currently taking legal action against Universal Music Group over the release of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music Drake Speaks Out Following Tragic Death Of Drakeo The Ruler Drake reacts to news of Drakeo The Ruler's death. By Aron A. December 19, 2021
Music ASAP Rocky Confirms "Don't Be Dumb" Is Still Dropping This Year ASAP Rocky has been playing coy about the release date for his next studio album, "Don't Be Dumb," for months. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Music Adamn Killa Detained By Chicago Police Over “Arrest Me, Daddy” Trend According to Adamn Killa, he "went and made more ‘Arrest me, daddy’ videos right after" police released him. By Caroline Fisher November 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Suggests Zohran Mamdani Killed New York 50 Cent has made it clear that he's not a fan of Zohran Mamdani, and thinks his tax plan will run "big money" out of New York City. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music Sean Paul Calls For Help After Hurricane Melissa Destroys Parts Of Jamaica Sean Paul will personally match every dollar donated to Food for the Poor Jamaica, up to $50,000. By Tallie Spencer October 30, 2025
Music Quavo Appeared To Be Having A Blast At The Backstreet Boys' Las Vegas Concert The Backstreet Boys are performing a total of 21 shows at The Sphere in Las Vegas between July and August. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music 21 Savage & Young Thug Hilariously Troll Each Other On Instagram 21 Savage and Young Thug both tried to embarrass each other by posting their old pictures on social media. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Trey Songz Accused Of Assaulting Photographer And Destroying His Equipment Trey Songz has been accused of similar behavior in the past, such as an alleged recent run-in with a fan that almost got physical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music 50 Cent’s Diddy Docuseries Premiere Is Just Days Away 50 Cent has been teasing "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" for several months, and now, the Alexandria Stapleton-directed series is on the way. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Brendan Paul Alleges Diddy Told Employees To Act Like Members Of “Seal Team 6” Diddy's former assistant was allegedly fired for forgetting the mogul's Lululemon fanny pack before a walk. By Caroline Fisher June 21, 2025
Music Drake Compares UMG Dispute To Nike Funding LeBron James Cheating Rumors Drake recently reflected on taking legal action against UMG over Kendrick Lamar's song "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2025