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Music Drake's Viral & Ambiguous "RAP IS A JOKE" Shirt Gets Explained Drizzy originally had people making fun of him over losing to Kendrick and others assumed it was a Trump reference. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2024
Music Druski Claims He Warned People Not To "Sleep On Canadians" Before Rick Ross Fight Well ... he tried to tell everyone. By Tallie Spencer July 04, 2024
Music Diddy Will Not Call Any Witnesses To Testify In His Defense At Trial Diddy's highly-publicized trial is nearing an end as the prosecution plans to rest its case later this week. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Cardi B To Fight $50M Lawsuit Over Alleged Copyright Infringement In Court Producers Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar accuse Cardi B of using the instrumental from their song “Greasy Frybread” without permission. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Drake Seemingly Questions Kendrick Lamar Fans For Crip Walking At Toronto Show The Kendrick Lamar takeover was in full effect in Toronto, but Drake couldn't help but laugh at the Compton MC's fans. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges Diddy Paid For Sex Worker To Cross State Lines For Alleged "Freak-Off" Parties An anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim referred to as "Jane" testified in the Diddy trial this week, also alleging physical abuse. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music Diddy Openly Bashes Cassie's BET Performance In Resurfaced Video Cassie recently testified in Diddy's criminal trial, recounting years of alleged physical and sexual abuse. By Cole Blake June 03, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Receives Immense Praise For Dynamic Coachella Set Megan Thee Stallion did run into some technical issues and was booted off stage, but her performance was maybe the best of the weekend. By Zachary Horvath April 14, 2025
Music Cardi B Promises To Shock Fans With Features On New Album According to Cardi B, she's "100 percent confident" about what she has to offer fans on her upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025
Music Doechii Rallies Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination While Accepting GLAAD Award Doechii has never shied away from advocating for her beliefs, such as her staunch defense of hip-hop artistry in recent months. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion's Legal Team Seeks To Question Tory Lanez Over Defamation Lawsuit According to reporter Meghann Cuniff, Tory Lanez's lawyers do not oppose this move from Megan Thee Stallion's legal team. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Kevin Durant Provokes Kendrick Lamar Fans With His Shade-Filled Praise Of J Cole's New Song Kevin Durant has been going back and forth with fans on social media about his reaction to J Cole's "cLOUDs." By Cole Blake February 24, 2025