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Music 2 Chainz Explains Drake's "Genius" Contribution To "F**kin' Problems" 2 Chainz says Drake was responsible for turning his contribution to the song, "F**kin' Problems," into the iconic hook. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Kid Cudi Reveals The Origin Of His Stage Name During Interview With Jimmy Fallon Kid Cudi was originally rapping under the moniker of Lil Scott. By Joshua Robinson December 16, 2021
Music Ice Spice Shows Off Her New Figure In Front Of The Eiffel Tower With “Thick Again” Snippet Ice Spice previously made headlines during Paris Fashion Week for suffering a serious wardrobe malfunction. By Cole Blake March 12, 2025
Music Young Thug Explains Why He Ended His Longstanding YFN Lucci Beef Young Thug and YFN Lucci had been at odds with one another for several years, but the hatchet was buried this weekend when their LPs dropped. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Tears Into Kanye West With Another Scathing Diss Track Earlier this month, Dave Blunts revealed that he's officially cut ties with Kanye West, claiming that the Chicago rapper needs to "find god." By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Trial Delayed To January 2026 In Murder-For-Hire Case The other codefendants in this case agreed with the delay, but Lil Durk attempted to keep the original date or get an earlier trial alone. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Disses JT With Scathing Lil Uzi Vert Bars On "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B takes aim at several of her rivals on her new album, "Am I The Drama?," which she put out on Friday. By Cole Blake September 19, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Gets Kicked Out Of Kai Cenat's House After Calling Himself The "New Diddy" On Stream Kai Cenat has been holding his Mafiathon 3 event for the last few days, and Ray J stopped by for several Diddy-related jokes. By Devin Morton September 03, 2025
Music Max B Has Finally Been Released From Prison Max B's original 75-year prison sentence went down to 20 after he was able to plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Drake, Adin Ross, & BenDaDon Schedule A Sleepover Stream At The Embassy To Welcome Ross Back To Streaming Adin Ross arranges a sleepover with Drake. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 28, 2024
Music Man Claiming To Be Jay-Z's Son Suggests He's Getting Help From Nicki Minaj & Donald Trump Rymir Satterthwaite, the man claiming to be Jay-Z's son, failed to get the answer he wanted in court, but it seems he's still not giving up. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Future Reboots Album Rumors With Chilling New Snippet Future has been dropping some subtle hints that an album is coming this year lately and this snippet is sending those rumors into overdrive. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026