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Music LiAngelo Ball's "Tweaker" Nabs RIAA Platinum Certification LiAngelo Ball, aka GELO, burst onto the music scene at the top of 2025 with "Tweaker," a track that would change his career trajectory. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Drake & UMG Have Scheduled Mediation Coming Up For Defamation Appeal Drake had his defamation lawsuit against his parent label, UMG, dismissed in early October. The Toronto rapper filed an appeal weeks later. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Prosecutors Urge The Court To Put Tekashi 6ix9ine Behind Bars Tekashi 6ix9ine will be returning to the courtroom for a sentencing hearing on Thursday after violating the terms of his supervised release. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj To Address Alleged Christian Persecution In Nigeria At The United Nations Nicki Minaj previously praised Donald Trump for speaking out about the topic in a post on social media, earlier this month. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Mother Held At Gunpoint During Frightening Home Invasion Tekashi 6ix9ine was not home at the time of the break-in and was instead livestreaming with Jack Doherty. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Kanye West's Tumultuous Recent Years Detailed In Trailer For New Documentary "In Whose Name?" The upcoming Kanye West documentary, "In Whose Name?," will be coming to theaters on September 19th, 2025. By Cole Blake August 13, 2025
Music Eminem Effortlessly Nails Impossible Rhyme Challenge Recently, Eminem's skills were put to the test when he was asked to come up with something that rhymes with "silver." By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Music Tokyo Toni Roasts 50 Cent Following Social Media Run-In With Finesse2Tymes 50 Cent recently spoke on the Finesse2Tymes drama with his mother, and 50 Cent took to Instagram to roast him. By Devin Morton August 13, 2025
Music Drake Demands Unredacted Version Of Kendrick Lamar’s UMG Contract In Latest Filing Drake’s legal team secured a copy of Kendrick Lamar’s UMG contract and are now demanding to have it un-redacted. By Devin Morton August 13, 2025
Music Finesse2Tymes Posts His Alleged Payments To His Mother, Calls Out 50 Cent Amid Dispute Tensions have been high between Finesse2Tymes and his mother, but they just got worse and it doesn't help that 50 Cent is instigating. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2025
Music Keefe D Makes Bold Legal Strategy Change Ahead Of 2Pac Murder Trial Keefe D was originally arrested for his alleged role in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur back in September 2023. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Pop Culture Tyler The Creator Hypes Up Film Debut "Marty Supreme" Ahead Of Trailer Release Tyler The Creator was first revealed to be a member of the cast of "Marty Supreme" last September. Now the film is months from its debut. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2025