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Music Lil Durk Shares A Heartfelt Message From Prison On His 33rd Birthday Lil Durk was arrested a year ago on murder for hire charges, and his legal battle has been tough to mitigate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Accuses Jay-Z Of Owing Her Upwards Of $200 Million Nicki Minaj previously targeted Jay-Z on a remix of Lil Wayne's recent song, “Banned From NO." By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Drake Drops Full "ICEMAN" Zine With Dr. Dre, DJ Khaled, And More Teases Drake released a full batch of "ICEMAN" promotional pictures, including possible references to 2024's rap battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Rick Ross Puts IG Model On Blast After Leaking His Thirsty DMs Nardose Mesfin, the model Rick Ross DM'd, tried to claim that he started hitting her up first. However, the rapper has receipts of his own. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Who Is Georgia Montour? The Woman Drake Was Rumored To Be Engaged To Rumors of Drake and alleged long-time partner Georgia Montour swirled this weekend and it's got fans wondering who she is. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music Young Thug Clowned Over Shocking "UY Scuti" Artwork Reveal Young Thug also confirmed that fans will be able to hear his new album, "UY Scuti," right when it drops at midnight. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent Confirms Nelly's Story About Making Him Apologize To Ashanti Nelly and Ashanti reflected on a hilarious run-in with 50 Cent during an appearance on the "Joe and Jada" podcast. By Cole Blake June 29, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Tour Materializes The Elusive pgLang Vision Kendrick Lamar and SZA set a new standard on the Grand National tour; more importantly, the tour embodies pgLang’s forward-thinking ethos at the intersection of art and media. By Aron A. June 24, 2025
Music GloRilla Shares Thankful Texts From Her Mom As Sister Claims She's Leaving Them Poor GloRilla's sister, Victoria Woods, has been putting her on blast on social media for allegedly abandoning their family. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music HOT 97's "Ebro In The Morning" Is Officially Over Ebro hinted that things weren't looking good for his morning show in September and blamed ownership for creating rifts between hosts. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025
Music Chris Brown Gets Off Social Media After Facing Backlash From Viral Kayla Nicole Performance Chris Brown brought out Travis Kelce's ex Kayla Nicole for a NSFW performance during his L.A. tour stop for "Breezy Bowl XX." By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Drake Sparks Uproar After Joining Morgan Wallen On Tour In Houston Drake and country singer Morgan Wallen previously collaborated on the song, "You Broke My Heart" back in 2023. By Cole Blake June 22, 2025