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Music Drake Fans Catch Possible Kojo Menne Asamoah Reference On "Family Matters" Amid UMG Lawsuit Kojo Menne Asamoah is the man Drake is trying to serve with a subpoena in his defamation lawsuit against UMG over "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Employee Alleges He Set Up Hotel Rooms With “Freak Off” Essentials Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial continued today, and his former employee George Kaplan took the stand. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Music Flo Milli Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over "Fine Ho, Stay" Track "Never Lose Me" Flo Milli released her sophomore album, Fine Ho, Stay in March 2025. The album features Gunna, SZA, and Cardi B. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Music Cam’ron Continues Targeting Omar Gooding With Another Fiery Instagram Post Omar Gooding used the feud with Cam'ron to promote his upcoming album, which he plans on releasing in October. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Finish 2025 With The Highest Grossing Rap Tour Of The Year Kendrick Lamar and SZA performed a total of 47 shows across the world with one another for the "Grand National Tour." By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Music Conductor Williams Confirms He's Got More Drake Collabs To Drop As for when we will hear these Drake and Conductor Williams collaborations, the producer has a more complicated story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Jay-Z’s $20 Million Loan Under Scrutiny Amid Uncle Nearest Legal Battle The Fawn Weaver-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest is being accused of hiding money by its lender, Farm Credit Mid-America. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026
Music Roc Nation Motions To Have Fat Joe Lawsuit Dismissed And Demands Lawyer Be Sanctioned Roc Nation motioned to have the case against Fat Joe dropped, saying that naming the company was an attempt at getting a large settlement. By Devin Morton July 27, 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 DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Gives Major Props To Kendrick Lamar For His "Grand National Tour" DJ Akademiks, who has defended Drake throughout his feud with Kendrick Lamar, took a nuanced position on the tour. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music DJ Khaled Announces Return To "Album Mode" With Viral Influencer Ashton Hall DJ Khaled originally delayed his album after Drake made a public statement that he has not cleared his features on the album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 22, 2025
Music Yak Gotti Issues A Heartfelt Apology To Lil Duke And Shouts Out Gunna Yak Gotti labeled Lil Duke his "broski" while apologizing to his former collaborator for ever having wronged him. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025