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Music Kanye West Becomes Artist With The Most Songs Certified Gold Or Platinum Ye just earned a whopping 68 fresh certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America, helping him make history. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Mansion Covered In Legal Papers The rapper reportedly owes over $200,000 in legal fees according to the firm. By Tallie Spencer July 16, 2026
Music YG Verzuz The Game Officially Announced For Later This Month Two Compton titans are facing off in a "Verzuz" matchup very soon in Los Angeles, as YG and The Game will trade their biggest hits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Tezzus Previews Alleged Oogie Mane Diss Track Amid ilykimchi Leaks Following the ilykimchi leaks from Tuesday, it appears as though Tezzus is looking to diss Oogie Mane in a new song. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
TV Ebro & Peter Rosenberg Get Into A Yelling Match Over Investment Money Following a successful weekend at Yankee Stadium, Ebro and Peter Rosenberg found themselves in a screaming match. By Alexander Cole July 14, 2026
Music Dame Dash Is Sick Of JAŸ-Z Flexing Beyoncé, Calls Nas Reconciliation "Cringe" Dame Dash is back on "The Art Of Dialogue," where he decided to hate on Jay-Z and Beyonce for their Yankee Stadium performance. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Cardi B Doubles Down On Defending Stefon Diggs A comment questioning Cardi B's support for Diggs drew another response as his civil legal battle continues. By Erika Marie July 14, 2026
Music Drake Doesn't Have Nice Things To Say About Lefty Gunplay Drake was asked by Adam22 whether or not he would do a song with Lefty Gunplay, and it led to a very honest answer. By Alexander Cole July 20, 2026
Music Yung Miami Pulls Out Of Bossman Dlow's Motion Party Tour Bossman Dlow made the announcement today (July 14), promising fans that he'll have an update about rescheduled dates soon. By Erika Marie July 14, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He's Done Criticizing Jay-Z And Roc Nation DJ Akademiks has been steadily criticizing Jay-Z and Roc Nation as of late, although now it seems like he wants to change course. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music Rick Ross Admits He Will Always Celebrate Drake Collabs Despite Beef Rick Ross was recently on "The Joe Budden Podcast," where he talked about his fallout with Drake and how he reflects on their history today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Guests Are Not His Real Friends Dame Dash found it ironic that Fat Joe and Jadakiss joined Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium last weekend despite previously having beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026