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Music Comedian Shane Gillis To Star In Drake's Upcoming Music Video With Drake set to drop "ICEMAN" in a few days, it has been revealed that comedian Shane Gillis will be in an upcoming music video. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Kanye West Forced To Rely On Unconventional Lender For $3.5M Yeezy HQ Loan According to real estate expert Eddie Martini, folks usually turn to unconventional lenders if they don't qualify for traditional financing. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Music Clipse & Pharrell Bring The House Down With "So Far Ahead" At The Grammy Awards Clipse and Pharrell just got off the stage at the 2026 Grammy Awards, and they delivered a truly memorable performance. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2026
Music No-Show Witness In Celeste Rivas Case Reportedly Faces Arrest Celeste Rivas' loved ones continue to demand answers months after the 14-year-old's remains were found in D4vd's Tesla. By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2025
Music Joe Budden Blasts Drake Fans For Gatekeeping "ICEMAN" On "The Joe Budden Podcast," its titular host spoke on Drake fans policing who gets to celebrate the release of his new album "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Lil Uzi Vert Claps Back At Nine Vicious On New Song, "Relevant" Lil Uzi Vert put out the new singles, "Relevant" and "Chanel Boy," after inking a deal with ROC Nation Distribution. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music Stat Quo Recalls Drake Sending Kendrick Lamar Songs In Hopes Of Collaborating Former Aftermath artist Stat Quo recently opened up about Drake and Kendrick Lamar's pre-beef relationship. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026
Music Halle Bailey & DDG Restraining Order Extended As Lawyers Work On Written Agreement In May of this year, Halle Bailey was granted a temporary restraining order against DDG after alleging that he violently attacked her. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Pop Culture Chelsea Handler Praises 50 Cent For His Endless Trolling Of Diddy Chelsea Handler even joked that she should consider getting back together with 50 Cent during the podcast episode. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Doodie Lo Claims Lil Durk Wants Fans To Leave Trap Lore Ross Alone Trap Lore Ross' coverage of the Lil Durk trial has resulted in some controversy, which Doodie Lo wants to mitigate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2026
Music T.I. Is Now Calling Verzuz A “Poor People Activity” T.I. has thoughts on Verzuz. By Aron A. June 22, 2026
Music Dame Dash Calls Jay-Z Corny For Bragging About Stabbing Lance "Un" Rivera Lance "Un" Rivera and Dame Dash were some of Jay-Z's many targets during his Roots Picnic freestyle last weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026