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Music Drake Allegedly Tried To Fly Out Summer Walker After Hearing Someone Else Liked Her DJ Akademiks mentioned Drake while speaking about how dating drama has caused issues for a number of rappers. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Tony Yayo Says He Would Go Crazy If He Had 50 Cent’s Work Ethic Tony Yayo and 50 Cent grew up together in Southside Jamaica Queens. They hustled together before forming G-Unit. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 14, 2025
Music Drake Recalls Hearing Future For The First Time In "Magic City" Docuseries Drake appeared as a talking head in the Starz documentary "Magic City: An American Fantasy" to discuss his first time hearing Future. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Lizzo Clowns President Donald Trump's Tariff Plans On SNL Lizzo body positive transformation has been a trending topic in 2025. She showcases her developments on social media often. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 13, 2025
Music Queen Latifah Praises Megan Thee Stallion As Hip-Hop’s Future Star Queen Latifah is giving Megan her flowers. By Tallie Spencer October 30, 2025
Politics Cardi B Spearheads Maternal Health Campaign For Black & Brown Moms Cardi B, being a black mother of three, was a great choice to speak up mothers of color and the maternal health issues that they face. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Blueface Gets His Las Vegas Strip Ban Lifted But There's A Catch Blueface was able to dodge a 2-5-year prison sentence stemming from this Las Vegas strip club shooting that occurred in October 2022. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Bodyguard Speaks On His Disdain For Irv Gotti After Murder Inc. Mogul's Passing Gene Deal also brought up 50 Cent's 2000 shooting and how Diddy's team exploited Biggie's late mom during his new interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Praises "Don" Playboi Carti Ahead Of "I AM MUSIC" Release Kanye West has been touted as a major contributor on Carti's new album, but he gave his endorsement as a pure fan. By Elias Andrews March 13, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Scolds Conan O'Brien's Kendrick Lamar & Drake Joke As "Corny" Pandering Elliott Wilson had previously taken Kendrick Lamar's side in the Drake battle, but draws the line at cultural outsiders joining in on the fun. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 09, 2025
Tech Kanye West Takes Aim At Dave Portnoy Over "Meme Coin" While Wearing A Swastika Shirt Kanye West continues to provoke with his abhorrent antisemitism, now challenging Dave Portnoy after teasing his own coin or cryptocurrency. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Respects R. Kelly’s Chicago Pride Wearing Yeezys In New Prison Photos It’s a Chi-Town thing. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 22, 2025