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Streetwear Drake Flexes $1 Million Barbie Watch While Asking For His "Staci Doll" Drake just added another Rolex to the collection amid the fallout from his UMG lawsuit's dismissal, which he's not breaking a sweat over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music 600Breezy Arrested In Wisconsin Over An Active Warrant Further details on the reason for 600Breezy's warrant remain unclear and he has yet to comment on the situation. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music Drake Says He'd "Take This Pic For Real" After Viral AI Image With Spice An AI-generated photo of Drake feeding Spice caught the rapper's attention, prompting a playful response on social media. By Erika Marie July 24, 2026
Music Mysonne Shares Letter To JAY-Z Over Target Boycott Mysonne shares his perspective after JAŸ-Z's Yankee Stadium freestyle. By Aron A. July 21, 2026
Music Fight Breaks Out During Usher & Chris Brown's Performance Of "New Flame" Usher and Chris Brown are performing on "The R&B Tour" right now, and on Tuesday, a viral video emerged from the concert. By Alexander Cole July 14, 2026
Music Jacki-O Allegedly Denies Blocking JT Over Satanic Film Role This JT and Jacki-O situation allegedly experienced a lot of misinformation, but the two are still at odds regardless of that confusion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Explains Absence From Maine Show After Being Late To Another Concert In New Hampshire Lil Wayne was late to a show in Gilford, New Hampshire on Friday, which subsequently led to him explaining his absence in Maine. By Alexander Cole July 06, 2026
Politics Ugandan General Demands Jay-Z To Give Him Beyoncé Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has expressed his love for Beyonce before, and now, he wants Jay-Z to fight him for her love. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has A Meltdown Over Lil Baby’s Rumored “ICEMAN” Feature Rumors suggest that Lil Baby was in Toronto filming a music video for Drake's upcoming album. By Aron A. May 08, 2026
Music Gucci Mane Artist Foogiano Released From Prison After Five Years In 2021, Foogiano was sentenced to five years behind bars after allegedly cutting off his ankle monitor and going on the run. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges His Associates Are Being Stalked, Sends Warning Shot At Hip-Hop Media DJ Akademiks went on stream last night and leveled some disturbing allegations at those who oppose him and his success. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music Raekwon Addresses Rumor That Nas Dissed Jim Jones In Scrapped Collab Verse Recently, an alternate version of Raekwon and Nas' track, "The Omerta," surfaced online and quickly made waves. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2025