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Music Senegal Officially Abandons Akon's Futuristic City Proposal Akon originally proposed the idea as a "real-life Wakanda" back in 2018, but the project's struggled to get off the ground. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music 42 Dugg Complains About How Hip-Hop "Turned On" Drake Drake feuded with tons of other artists in 2024, including ASAP Rocky, Rick Ross, and most notably, Kendrick Lamar. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music Cardi B Shuts Down Fatphobia Accusations Amid Backlash Over Merch Jokes Recently, Cardi B announced that she underestimated the amount of 3XL t-shirts she'd need to stock, calling her fans "fat f*cks." By Caroline Fisher August 08, 2025
Music Lil Durk Teases Emotional Snippet Recorded From Jail For his 33rd birthday, Lil Durk also penned a couple of heartfelt messages to his fans, providing them with a hopeful update behind bars. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Joe Budden Attempts To Clarify His Megan Thee Stallion Call Of Duty Comments Joe Budden fired up a lot of Megan Thee Stallion fans after she said she turned down an offer to appear in a "Call Of Duty" game. By Zachary Horvath November 24, 2025
Music Rick Ross Performs Drake Collab After French Montana Said Their Beef Will End French Montana was at Rick Ross' recent club performance, where Rozay performed his Drake collab "Aston Martin Music." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 16, 2026
Music Joe Budden Implies Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$$$4U" Is His Album Of The Year So Far Despite their beef, it seems like Drake's new album "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" has grown on Joe Budden even more after first listen. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Kanye West Targets Kendrick Lamar During Passionate Rant With Drake Affiliate Top5 Kanye West seems to have switched up his opinion of Kendrick Lamar several times in the past couple of months. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music Kid Cudi To Testify About Cassie Relationship In Diddy's Criminal Trial Kid Cudi will join several other witnesses who have testified in Diddy's criminal trial including Cassie, Dawn Richard, and more. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Kodak Black Shouts Out Drake On New Album After Recent Song Leak Kodak Black's reflection on his friendship with Drake on the track "All Love" joins other recent hints at a collaboration cooking up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Cardi B Mocks Nicki Minaj’s Message To Kulture With Backhanded Apology To Papa Bear Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's years-long feud was reignited on Twitter this week, and it got ugly, to say the least. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Lil Jon Confirms His Son Has Passed Away Lil Jon confirmed the passing of his son DJ Young Slade after he went missing in Georgia earlier this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026