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Music Nicki Minaj Makes Bizarre Comment About Drake’s Balls During Fiery SZA Rant Yesterday, Nicki Minaj went off on SZA yet again, claiming that she was Drake's first choice to join Sexyy Red on "Rich Baby Daddy." By Caroline Fisher July 18, 2025
Music TDE Punch Explains How Nicki Minaj & SZA's Beef Started Both Nicki Minaj and SZA posted several fiery messages aimed at one another on social media on Tuesday night. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Exposes SZA For Blocking Him As Nicki Minaj Beef Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj posted several fiery messages aimed at one another on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Troy Ave Opens Fire On Robbery Suspect In Harrowing Security Footage In June, Troy Ave and celebrity chef Geoff Cole's evening took an unexpected turn when a man tried to rob them in San Diego. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music SZA Promptly Claps Back At Nicki Minaj For Putting TDE Punch On Blast SZA and Nicki Minaj weren't known to have issues prior to this exchange, but the latter went too far in the TDE artist's eyes. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Joins Drake On Stage During Night 1 Of Wireless Festival Lauryn Hill joined Drake on stage at the end of the first night of his triple headlining appearance at Wireless Festival. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Fans Are Shocked By Upcoming Maroon 5 Collab This comes just as another Sexyy Red popstar collab, the one on Justin Bieber's rumored new album, hit the gossip train. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Yak Gotti To Be Released From Jail After Three Years Reportedly, Yak Gotti pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and was sentenced to 12 years, nine months to serve with credit for time served. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music J Cole Recalls Nerve-Racking Moment He Had To Record A Verse In Front Of Jay-Z & Beyonce J Cole took fans back to 2009 with a performance of his verse on Jay-Z's classic "The Blueprint 3" track, "A Star Is Born." By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Music Strange Music CEO Believes Suge Knight's Harsh Decisions Were "Necessary" As Death Row Boss Travis O'Guin believes some of the tall tales around Suge Knight's ruthless Death Row management often get "blown out of proportion." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music JID & Metro Boomin Have Fans Demanding Them To Drop Their Album After Sharing Insane Snippet JID turned in one of his albums last month and fans are hoping that it's his Metro Boomin collaborative effort, especially after this snippet. By Zachary Horvath April 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Sends Hearty Congratulations To Eminem's Daughter After Delivering First Child 50 Cent and Eminem are practically family at this point so seeing the former congratulate the latter and his daughter is nice to see. By Zachary Horvath April 05, 2025