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Music Drake, PND & Cash Cobain Lead Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Cash Cobain join Queen Naija, Justin Bieber, Venna, and Leon Thomas on our "R&B Season" playlist update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2025
Music Drake Recalls A Grueling Nine Hours In Swedish Jail There was some confusion around Drake's arrest in 2022 as his reps denied that he was apprehended by Stockholm police. By Zachary Horvath September 02, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Feels "Lonely At The Top" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update In addition to Joey Bada$$' long-awaited new album "Lonely At The Top," we got a new (technically old) track from Eminem. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Music Young Thug & YSL RICO Case Officially Wraps Up After Final Codefendant's Alford Plea While Young Thug left prison late last year, the YSL RICO trial still had some other cases to finalize before its official resolution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Music Pusha T Says Kanye West Ignored His Advice To Start His Own Fashion Conglomerate Pusha T has not made his fallout with Kanye West a secret in recent years, although he's been much more reflective as of late. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Relationships Young Thug Accuses Mariah The Scientist Of Standing Him Up On Their 1st Date Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist have been dating since 2021, but their first date wasn't the best start. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Politics 50 Cent Tries To Prove That Diddy Doesn't Like Donald Trump Amid Rumors Of A Possible Pardon 50 Cent, like many others, expressed shock when U.S. President Donald Trump responded to requests to pardon Diddy if he's found guilty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Pusha T Condemns Drake For Suing UMG Over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Pusha T is far from being the only person who has this view of Drake's lawsuit, but his words have weight given their history. By Zachary Horvath June 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Accuses Shopify Of Allegedly Owing Him $4 Million Kanye West has been feuding with Shopify since the company took down his Yeezy merchandise store, earlier this year. By Cole Blake June 01, 2025
Music Keyshia Cole & Maino Reflect On Their Past Beef Over A Lewd Song Lyric Keyshia Cole and Maino became good friends after this rift, even thought she pelted lemons at him at a nightclub. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music 50 Cent Once Again Mocks Diddy Following Not Guilty Verdict Diddy was found not guilty on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. 50 Cent has already weighed in, roasting Diddy in the process. By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Music R Kelly's Lawyer Explains Why More Celebrities Haven't Testified In Diddy Trial The Diddy trial has featured a few high-profile names on the stand, namely Kid Cudi and Sean Combs' former partner Cassie Ventura. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025