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Music Drake's Motion To Subpoena Kojo Menne Asamoah In UMG Lawsuit Granted Drake is suing Universal Music Group for defamation while alleging the company artificially boosted the success of "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Music Big Sean Receives Heartfelt Life Advice From Will Smith Ahead Of New Album Sean is really going for the wholesome rebrand. By Elias Andrews August 08, 2024
Music Kanye West Makes Disgusting Jokes About Desecrating Virgil Abloh's Grave Kanye West has been criticizing his late former collaborator in controversial posts on social media for a number of months. By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch Yet Again Delays His Highly-Anticipated "The Navy Album" Roddy Ricch has been teasing the release of his long-awaited "The Navy Album" for over a year at this point. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Politics Zohran Mamdani Dances To Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" While Clubbing In NYC Zohran Mamdani is currently leading in the majority of polls as the Democratic nominee New York City’s mayoral race. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music JT Slams Cardi B In Apparent Response To "Am I The Drama?" Diss Cardi B issued some harsh words for Lil Uzi Vert, and now JT appears to have addressed the bars in a now-deleted tweet. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Travis Kelce’s Ex, Kayla Nicole, Addresses Wild Chris Brown Encounter Chris Brown invited Kayla Nicole onstage this weekend during his "Breezy Bowl XX" tour stop in Los Angeles. By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music Dave Free Allegedly Complained To DJ Akademiks About Drake Spreading Paternity Rumors DJ Akademiks went off on TDE on X (formerly Twitter), sharing insight into several behind the scenes conversations. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music SZA Exposes Nicki Minaj's Text Messages As Feud Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj's virla feud on social media continues into Wednesday night with more fiery posts on X. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Offset Says Quavo Joint Album To Honor Takeoff Isn’t Off The Table According to Offset, he and his former Migos groupmate Quavo are on much better terms than they have been in the past. By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025
Music J. Cole Has Hip-Hop Fans Stunned With New Single "Disc 2 Track 2" J. Cole has officially released the first single from his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Mero To Replace "Ebro In The Morning" On Hot 97 Mero described Hot 97 as "the voice of NYC hip-hop and culture" in a press release along with the announcement. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026