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Music Cardi B Removes Latto's Name From "ErrTime" Lyrics At Essence Fest There has been a bit of a beef saga between Cardi B and Latto in recent years, and it was seemingly enough for an Essence Festival change. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2026
Music Drake Plans To Fly Out Streamers For His Triple-Headlining Wireless Festival Appearance This weekend, Drake will perform at Wireless Festival in London, along with PartyNextDoor, Burna Boy, Vybz Kartel, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Former Escort Claims Lawyers Exploited His Cassie Allegations Against Diddy Clayton Howard's lawsuit against Cassie alleges prosecutors in Diddy's trial used his story to arrest him and then ignored his other claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music GloRilla Brings Out Kodak Black, Sexyy Red, Muni Long & More At 1st Glo Bash GloRilla has had an amazing run with collaborations in hip hop. Her resume includes Travis Scott, T-Pain, and Bossman DLow. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
Music Suge Knight Called Out By Lead Tupac Prosecutor: “Why Did You Have Biggie Killed?” Marc DiGiacomo, the lead prosecutor in the Tupac murder case, put the former Death Row owner on blast during a press conference. By Aron A. September 02, 2026
Politics Drake Gets Massive Endorsement From Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Drake paid tribute to Nelly Furtado at the event by recording a video message to congratulate her on getting into the Canadian Hall of Fame. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Drake Concludes Wireless Festival Takeover With Global-Themed Day Three Setlist This weekend, Drake became the first artist in history to headline all three days of Wireless Festival in London. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2025
Music Joe Budden Podcast Passionately Debates Who's The Greatest Female Rapper Ever "The Joe Budden Podcast" got into a friendly debate over the top femcee. However, they did reach a consensus on a Mount Rushmore. By Zachary Horvath July 25, 2025
Original Content Drake Tours, By The Numbers: A Complete Ranking Of Box Office Revenue Drake has been on several different tours since 2010, and this is a look back at the enormous numbers he's racked up over the years. By Devin Morton August 16, 2025
Music Drake & Central Cee Get Icy On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have a hearty "Fire Emoji" playlist this week with Drake, Central Cee, Tyler, The Creator, Wale, Freddie Gibbs, NBA YoungBoy, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy On Pace To Finish With Top-10 Grossing Rap Tour Of All Time NBA YoungBoy is cementing his status as one of the true rap stars of this generation, if he hadn't in your eyes already. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025
Music Offset Asks California Judge To Help With ChaseTheMoney Lawsuit Offset released his latest single, “Bodies,” featuring JID last week. The single faced against his wife, Cardi B, anticipated “Outside.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 05, 2025