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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 North West Unveils New Merch Ahead Of “N0rth4evr” Release 12-year-old North West is currently preparing to drop her long-awaited debut EP, "N0rth4evr," which is slated for release on May 1. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2026
Music Drake Fans Are Selling Ice From His “ICEMAN” Structure For Thousands Someone is trying to sell a chunk of the ice for $6,000. By Tallie Spencer April 24, 2026
Music AllStar JR Allegedly Left NBA Ben 10 Without Feeling In His Legs When reports of AllStar JR's arrest came out, it was unclear if it was tied to the shooting of NBA Ben 10. But more details allege otherwise. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 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 Pooh Shiesty’s Attorney Insists Rapper Didn’t Print Contract Before Alleged Kidnapping Pooh Shiesty and his crew are accused of orchestrating an "armed takeover" in an attempt to get out of his 1017 contract. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Sports DJ Akademiks Rips J Cole Apart For His Rough CBA Debut DJ Akademiks has been hypercritical of J Cole lately and he's especially not holding back after a rough debut in the CBA. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Pharrell Gifts Pusha T A Murdered-Out Rolls-Royce Spectre Black Badge Pharrell decided to cop the best of the best for his brother Pusha T after an incredible year with their work on "LGSEO." By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2025
Viral Drake Visibly Uncomfortable After Streamer Trainwrecks Brings Up His Infamous Nude Leak Drake was on a livestream with BenDaDonnn when Trainwrecks came in and interrupted the conversation with some NSFW jokes. By Alexander Cole December 23, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Continues Roasting Ebro Over Canceled Hot 97 Show Ebro confirmed that Hot 97 canceled his long-running radio show, "Ebro in the Morning.," in a post online, last week. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Travis Scott Gives Fans Unique Look Into The Making Of "Utopia" Travis Scott showed off pictures with Rick Rubin, Dave Chappelle, and more. By Cole Blake July 29, 2024
Music Ice Spice & DJ Mustard Put Their Best Foot Forward On Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist This week is jam-packed with phenomenal tracks from the likes of Ice Spice, Mustard, Cordae, Luh Tyler, and more. By Alexander Cole July 29, 2024