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Music Dame Dash Still Doesn't Understand Why Jay-Z Didn't Sign Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco most recently urged Drake to buy Dame Dash's share of Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt," so these camps continue to cross over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music The Weeknd Fuels New Music Rumors Amid Drake’s “ICEMAN” Rollout The Weeknd recently took to Instagram with a new post, which has fans speculating about what might be on the way. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music Man Who Allegedly Stole Beyoncé's Music Officially Faces Trial Kelvin Evans rejected a plea deal after prosecutors hit him with felony and misdemeanor charges for the alleged theft during Beyoncé's tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Concept Art Seemingly Hints At A Kendrick Lamar Diss On Tuesday, Drake revealed that he'll be he'll finally be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," in May. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Future Seemingly Responds To Drake's Shots On "What Did I Miss?" A vague Future tweet led many to reflect on the Drake beef that began as a result of the Kendrick Lamar battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Relationships Ne-Yo Believes Polyamory Has Hurt His Career The singer & his 3 girlfriends have paraded their polyamorous relationship online, but Ne-Yo now claims it's cost him business deals. By Erika Marie May 11, 2026
Music Lil Durk's OTF Label Appoints New CEO Amid Durk's Murder-For-Hire Case Cedrick "SB" Earsery has been working with Lil Durk from the jump, previously serving as COO of Only The Family (OTF). By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music All Four Suspects In Foolio Murder Trial Found Guilty This is the second trial for the murder of Foolio, as a fifth suspect, Alicia Andrews, was previously convicted on manslaughter charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music Drake Has Reportedly Apologized To Metro Boomin Multiple Times Drake and Metro Boomin have been at odds with one another for the last few years, but according to 21 Savage, things are looking up. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025
Music CeeLo Green Wants Verzuz With "Gemini Twin" Lauryn Hill There have been plenty of suggestions regarding who should face off on Verzuz, and CeeLo Green would want to celebrate hits with only one person. By Erika Marie June 10, 2026
TV Rick Ross & French Montana Face-Off In Epic "VERZUZ" Event: How To Watch & Vote Rick Ross and French Montana will be duking it out in what should be on epic "VERZUZ" battle on Thursday evening. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Original Content Hip-Hop Artists By Zodiac Signs We're breaking down astrological signs by way of the hip-hop artists who represent them. By Azia Egbe January 26, 2020