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Music Drake Signs New Artist Pimmie To OVO Sound Pimmie previously appeared on Drake’s album $$$4U. By Tallie Spencer January 30, 2026
Music Biggie Smalls' Son CJ Wallace Sues Publicist For Diddy Sexual Assault Claim Jonathan Hay initially sued CJ Wallace and Diddy anonymously, claiming CJ lured him to a place where Sean Combs sexually assaulted him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Pharrell Hits Back At Chad Hugo Amid Financial Impropriety Allegations Earlier this week, Chad Hugo filed a lawsuit against Pharrell, alleging he withheld funds from The Neptunes and N.E.R.D. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Max B Performs For Packed Crowd At Welcome Home Show Max B made his long-awaited return on November 9 and has not wasted anytime getting back into the groove music wise. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Sneako & Adin Ross Are Trying To Get Kanye West & Drake To Drop A Collab Album Sneako also complained about Kendrick Lamar's beef with Drake and the rise of diss tracks in the music industry. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music KARRAHBOOO Blasts DJ Akademiks For Saweetie & Rubi Rose Escort Claims KARRAHBOOO called out one of the DJ Akademiks-affiliated social media pages for claiming Saweetie and Rubi Rose performed escort services. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Gets Ripped To Shreds For Claiming He Was Bigger Than Chief Keef 6ix9ine is no stranger to raising eyebrows with his hot takes, and recently, he did just that during a stream with DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music 21 Savage Shares Conflicted Thoughts On Young Thug & Gunna Beef While 21 Savage hasn't worked with Gunna since the YSL RICO case, he has linked up with Young Thug on multiple occasions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Praises Donald Trump's Message About Christian Persecution Nicki Minaj advocated for full religious freedom after reading President Donald Trump's claims about Christians in Nigeria. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Reveals Why "Bully's" Success Is So Much More Meaningful Than "Graduation's" Kanye West called into Larry Jackson's summit, where he offered his sincere thanks for all of the support on "Bully." By Alexander Cole July 28, 2026
Music G Herbo Puzzled After Being Asked If He'd Work With NBA YoungBoy G Herbo has deep ties with Chicago and Lil Durk in particular, but despite that, he seemed unsure on how to answer this YB question. By Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Explains How He Signed Drake & Nicki Minaj During an episode of Friends Keep Secrets, Lil Wayne offered an explanation of how he came to know Drake and Nicki Minaj. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026