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Politics JD Vance Channels Nicki Minaj To Tell Americans They "Don't Have To Apologize For Being White" Nicki Minaj joined Erika Kirk on stage at AmericaFest to discuss a number of political topics earlier in the event. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Drake Teases Extended Snippet Of "Iceman" Song "National Treasure" This track was leaked by crypto streamers in September and as a result, there was doubt that Drake was going to do anything with it. By Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Shows Off The Alternative Vinyl Cover For "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky finally unveiled the official cover art for "Don't Be Dumb" this week and we are now getting more details regarding physicals. By Zachary Horvath December 19, 2025
Music Lil Durk Takes Major Court Loss As Judge Rejects Motion To Disqualify Prosecutors Lil Durk alleges that First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayl's appointment was improper, but a federal judge ruled otherwise. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music Funk Flex’s Hot 97 Guest Spot Off To A Rocky Start Thanks To DaBaby & Birdman Mix-Up Funk Flex recently discussed Kimora Lee Simmons' latest spat with her ex Russell on Hot 97, leading to a lot of confusion. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music Meek Mill Thanks Young Thug For Staying Solid During Meek's Drake Beef Meek Mill recently brought out Young Thug and many others at his concert in Philadelphia, where he had much praise for Thugger. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Drake Ends 2025 As The Most-Streamed Artist On Apple Music Listeners on Apple Music can access their "Replay '25" to see what they've been playing most throughout the last year. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Believes Colin Kaepernick And Jay-Z Feud Is Disingenuous The Breakfast Club host wants the two men to resolve their issues, but questions Kaepernick’s framing of the situation. By Tallie Spencer October 01, 2026
Music Akademiks Premieres The Game & Drake Collab Off "The Documentary 3" Spoiler: It sounds fire. By Alexander Cole August 20, 2026
Music Drake Responds To DJ Akademiks' Crash Out On Rob Markman And Hip-Hop Media DJ Akademiks went on a lengthy rant about Rob Markman on Monday evening, and Drake decided to send a text message. By Alexander Cole August 18, 2026
Music Chris Brown Challenges $13M Dog Attack Verdict Due To Rihanna Reference In Court Chris Brown's former housekeeper's attorney made him reference his 2009 conviction for assaulting Rihanna, which he believes swayed the jury. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
TV Joe & Donell Jones Set For Next Verzuz R&B Matchup Two staples of late ’90s and early 2000s R&B are heading to Verzuz as Joe and Donell Jones prepare for their August event. By Erika Marie August 12, 2026