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Music Saucy Santana Accuses Nicki Minaj Of Confronting Yung Miami Amid JT & Cardi B Beef Recently, Nicki Minaj hopped online to accuse Saucy Santana of speaking poorly about Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Unleashes On Jay-Z After Getting Roasted At The Grammys During the Grammy Awards, Trevor Noah made fun of Nicki Minaj for her recent support of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Kanye West Suffers Major Loss Amid Legal Battle Over $57 Million Mansion In 2023, Kanye West was sued by a construction consultant who alleges that he was put in "extreme danger." By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Predicts When Kendrick Lamar Will Drop His Next Album There has been lots of speculation about the next Kendrick Lamar album, and DJ Akademiks appears to have a prediction. By Alexander Cole September 29, 2026
Music BloodHound Q50 Laid To Rest, Rumors Of BloodHound Affiliate's Murder Surge BloodHound Q50 was murdered in Chicago two weeks ago, and rumors continue to swirl around his death, his affiliates, and his alleged foes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026
Music Trap Lore Ross Addresses Criticism Of His Lil Durk Trial Coverage Trap Lore Ross' Lil Durk trial coverage angered many of Durk's fans due to his phrasing of defense strategies and comments on evidence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2026
Music Lil Durk Gets His Trial Delayed And Secures Bond Hearing In November Lil Durk faces another trial for racketeering and firearm-related charges after his murder-for-hire acquittal last week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Music Drake Admits He “F*cked Up” Last Summer In New Track In ICEMAN Episode 3 In Summer 2024, Drake battled Kendrick Lamar for Hip Hop supremacy. Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” reigned over Drake’s disses. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 04, 2025
Music Saucy Santana Leaves Waffle House In A Stretcher After Allegedly Passing Out Saucy Santana later confirmed he was okay by promoting his upcoming album, "Haute Sauce," from the hospital. By Cole Blake September 22, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Plays Drake’s Leaked “ICEMAN” Track Featuring Pressa On Stream According to DJ Akademiks, the Drake and Pressa song that leaked over the weekend is called "National Treasure." By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music Rick Ross Retracts Shade To Biggs Burke While Dissing Rory & Mal This situation with Rory, Mal, and Biggs Burke all started when Rick Ross chose to trash Drake's new album "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Music UPDATED: Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" & "Euphoria" Vanish From Apple Music, Videos For "Not Like Us" & "Luther" Also Deleted Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" was one of the biggest albums of 2024, and now, it is nowhere to be seen on Apple Music. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026