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Music Dame Dash Ordered To Turn Over Assets To Satisfy Ongoing Debt After getting sued for alleged copyright infringement and defamation, Dame Dash was ordered to pay over $800K in damages in 2022. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Pulled Plug On Drake Interview Due To Kendrick Lamar Beef Lil Yachty had some Drake fans mad for how he talked about the Kendrick Lamar beef and it in turn complicated things. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music d4vd The "Target" Of Grand Jury Investigation Into Celeste Rivas' Death After d4vd's family fought against testifying in the Celeste Rivas case, the grand jury may have cornered them as d4vd is now their target. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music 50 Cent Mocks Stefon Diggs Over Rumored Cardi B Breakup & Super Bowl Loss It looks like Stefon Diggs had a rough weekend, and unsurprisingly, 50 Cent was among the first to weigh in. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Has Harsh Takes About J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" While "The Joe Budden Podcast" doesn't think J. Cole's album "The Fall-Off" is bad by any means, they spoke on common first-day critiques. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Louisiana Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Another Appeal In C-Murder Case C-Murder fought for his freedom for over two decades after being convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Steve Thomas in 2009. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music Prosecutors Fight To Keep Lil Durk's Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence Federal prosecutors in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire case compared his OTF collective to a Liberian anti-terrorism unit that engaged in torture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Hilariously Trolls Drake Before Launching Into "Not Like Us" On "Grand National Tour" Kendrick Lamar's trolling of Drake comes as the Toronto rapper has been taking legal action against UMG over "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Returns To Apple Music's Top Spot The new music video for Drake's solo cut "NOKIA" likely contributed to the PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album's continued success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Goes Off On Travis Scott Despite The Rapper's Kind Words Travis Scott recently discussed his relationship with Kanye West during an interview with Complex. By Cole Blake April 10, 2025
Politics Kanye West Labels Donald Trump The GOAT For His Latest Wild Idea Kanye West's latest post about Donald Trump comes after he recalled Frank Ocean warning him against supporting the president in 2016. By Cole Blake April 09, 2025
Music Drake's "NOKIA" Finally Tops Spotify Charts Amid Music Video Hype Some folks like Elliott Wilson gave Drake his due credit for "NOKIA" and its visuals, whereas others like Charlamagne Tha God weren't pleased. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025