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Music Does J Cole's Apology Mean Drake Is Forced To Compete With Kendrick Lamar? Will The Boy follow Cole's lead, go at K.Dot's jugular, or stay comfortably (and timidly) unbothered by the "Free Smoke"? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 08, 2024
Music Cassie Reportedly “Sickened” By Diddy Minor Abuse Allegations & Baby Oil Jokes According to a source who recently spoke to "Daily Mail," Cassie hopes all of Diddy's alleged victims receive justice. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2024
Streetwear Drake Cozies Up To Johnny Manziel, Leading To Jokes About His Sexuality Folks on social media have always clowned Drake for his fashion choices, but they might all shut up when "ICEMAN" hopefully drops soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 24, 2025
Music 50 Cent Issues Ruthless Response To Diddy’s Alleged Prison Attack Recently, a friend of Diddy's named Charlucci Finney alleged that the mogul woke up in prison "with a knife to his throat." By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music KARRAHBOOO Blasts DJ Akademiks For Saweetie & Rubi Rose Escort Claims KARRAHBOOO called out one of the DJ Akademiks-affiliated social media pages for claiming Saweetie and Rubi Rose performed escort services. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Teases Drake Interview With "Legendary" Media Figure Considering the Kendrick Lamar battle, the UMG lawsuit, and the new album "ICEMAN," Drake would have a lot to talk about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Blames Business Manager For Failure To Respond To Assault Lawsuit Recently, it was reported that Nicki Minaj could be at risk of losing her Los Angeles home due to an unpaid $500K judgment. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Doja Cat Addresses Rumors About Whether She Worships The Devil Doja Cat's interview with Angie Martinez came after she released her newest studio album, "Vie," late last month. By Cole Blake October 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Is The Biggest Star On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update In addition to Young Thug's new album "UY SCUTI," "Fire Emoji" boasts new drops from Danny Brown and Mobb Deep this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Pop Culture Michael Che Reveals Kanye West Apologized After Tense “SNL” Encounter The new Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name" was filmed over six years and covers some of the rapper's most controversial moments. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Labels Doechii An "Alien" While Showering Her With Praise Tyler The Creator and Doechii have been fans of each other's work for a while, with Tyler even bringing her out on the "Chromakopia Tour." By Cole Blake March 30, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Hasn't Dropped Kanye West Interview According to a new lawsuit, Kanye West also recently filmed a podcast with Andrew Tate and the controversial internet personality's brother. By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2025