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Music Kendrick Lamar Leaps Ahead Of Drake On Forbes' 2025 Highest-Paid Artists List While many Kendrick Lamar fans might troll Drake for this achievement, "ICEMAN" is probably on the way with a vengeance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music Blueface Calls Kai Cenat A "Cry Baby" Over Gigi Breakup & Cheating Rumors Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah denied rumors that she cheated on Kai Cenat with NBA YoungBoy, and folks like Blueface are mocking this drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Removes Gunna Diss From Lil Baby Collab In August, a leaked snippet of a Lil Baby song featuring Young Thug surfaced online, which contained a shot at Gunna. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music August Alsina Calls Young Thug's Comments On Gay Men "Dumb" Thugger had a controversial hot take on gay men who are closeted, and August Alsina addressed the remarks, calling them "stupid." By Erika Marie June 24, 2026
Music Drake Fans Suspect He Has A McDonald’s Celebrity Meal On The Way Recently, several OVO x McDonald's posters were spotted in Drake's hometown of Toronto, prompting fans to speculate. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion’s Ex-Manager Claims Deepfake Porn Scandal Cost Her $240K In Therapy Today, Megan Thee Stallion's former manager Travis Farris took the stand in her defamation trial against Milagro Gramz. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music North West Samples Classic Kanye Track In New Song Preview Kanye West's daughter North has been sharing a lot of new music recently, which is equal parts influenced by Ye and distinct from his work. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026
Music Dame Dash Clowns Jay-Z's Potential Comeback Album: "It Was Over 30 Years Ago" Dame Dash does not like Jay-Z, and he will not stop letting fans know that he thinks the legend is washed up. By Alexander Cole August 12, 2026
Music 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj's "Fefe" Suffers Huge RIAA Demotion It's a mystery right now as to why this happened, but 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj are a part one of the biggest RIAA alterations ever. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Ja Rule Says He'll "Never" Reconcile With 50 Cent & Tony Yayo Despite Recent Apology Ja Rule previously issued a formal apology for his role in the viral run-in with Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Politics Boosie Badazz Goes Viral With Performance In Front Of The White House Boosie Badazz surprised fans with a performance at the White House, and there is no doubt that he is turning some heads. By Alexander Cole October 10, 2026
Music NBA Veteran Admits He Almost Knocked Out Kanye West Over Parking Spot During a recent episode of his podcast, a former NBA star recalled a tense run-in he once had with Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026