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Music Drake & UMG's Mediation In "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Appeal Has Been Delayed Attorneys for both Drake and Universal Music Group (UMG) previously requested delays in this lawsuit appeal due to the holidays. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music Joe Budden Shares A Nuanced Response To Drake Celebrating Ebro's Firing Hot 97 shockingly confirmed the end of the station's long-running talk show, "Ebro in the Morning," last week. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Stops Show To Sing Happy Birthday To Nine-Year-Old Fan Kendrick Lamar is wrapping up his last performances of the year in Australia, and has given fans many special moments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Readies $1 Billion Netflix Lawsuit Over 50 Cent’s Docuseries Diddy's team calls Netflix's new 50 Cent-produced docuseries a "shameful hit piece," and alleges that it contains stolen footage. By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2025
Music Lil Baby Claps Back At An NBA YoungBoy Fan With A Key Clarification About "The Leaks" Lil Baby put out "The Leaks," earlier this month, after dropping a new single each week for his "Wham Wednesdays" series. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Labeled A “Dumpster Fire” By Judge During Sentencing Last week, 6ix9ine was sentenced to three months behind bars and 12 months of supervised release for violating the terms of his probation. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Music Candace Owens Uses The Game's "Assassination" Song To Shade Eminem The Game dropped the song "The Assassination Of Candace Owens" on his new album, possibly alluding to Eminem and others' criticisms of her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music Digital Nas Refutes The Validity Of Kanye West's "Cousins" Digital Nas saying this isn't too surprising considering that he's been close with Kanye West for a few years now. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music Diddy's Twitter Account Quickly Posts & Deletes Odd Message Seemingly From Behind Bars It's unclear if Diddy himself approved of this post or if some sort of mistake happened, as he doesn't often post online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Tiny Harris Throws Star-Studded Crimson 50th Birthday Party Tiny Harris has thrown star-studded birthday parties in Atlanta for years. Along with family and friends, who's who guest list. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 19, 2025
Music TDE Punch Casually Reacts To Nicki Minaj's Explosive Allegations Yesterday evening (July 15), Nicki Minaj went absolutely ballistic on TDE Punch, accusing him of bullying, lying, and more. By Zachary Horvath July 16, 2025
Music Pusha T Scathingly Responds To Kanye West Saying He Misses Their Friendship Pusha T and Malice recently released "Let God Sort Em Out," which came with a slew of interviews and revelations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025