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Music Drake Catches "Not Like Us" Stray From MLB On FOX After World Series Kendrick Lamar fans and a few other parties have seemingly forgotten that Drake has no role in the Toronto Blue Jays other than fandom. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Meek Mill Blasts NYC Police For Detaining Him At Halloween Party Meek Mill's advocacy for prison reform and other social justice matters is sadly not his only brush with the law. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Drake Launches Appeal To Resurrect "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Against UMG Earlier this month, Judge Jeannette Vargas officially dismissed Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music 50 Cent Slams Jim Jones And Clowns Tony Yayo In AI-Generated Song Jim Jones recently dissed Tony Yayo on his "Artist 2 Artist" podcast, but Yayo has yet to issue a response. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music Ghetts Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Case Amid Police Investigation Ghetts dropped his fourth studio album "On Purpose, With Purpose" this February, but the UK grime rapper has bigger problems now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 24, 2025
Music Rolling Loud Announces Return To Australia In 2026 It's been quite a while since Rolling Loud has been in the Land Down Under, but it's making its grand return in the first third of 2026. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Is Nicki Minaj's Wild Barbz Fanbase Out Of Control? Nicki Minaj's Barbz have been throwing a shared temper tantrum online, resulting in real world consequences. By TeeJay Small February 01, 2024
Music Jim Jones' Mom Previews New Music Shouting Out Their Family Nancy Jones, also known as Mama Jones, is making her son proud by expressing herself through the same art that he found. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 18, 2023
Music Gucci Mane Divulges On Why His Label's Artists Keep Facing Jail Time 1017 Records is home to a couple of current or past prison stints, something that Gucci Mane said reminds him of his own trajectory. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2024
Music 6ix9ine Inundates Young Thug With Snitching Allegations In Explosive New Diss Track In his new song, 6ix9ine calls Young Thug a "rat" in reference to a clip of him allegedly speaking on Peewee Roscoe during an interrogation. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch’s Numerous “The Navy Album” Delays Leave Fans Frustrated Recently, Roddy Ricch announced that his third studio album, "The Navy Album," has been pushed back once again. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks "ICEMAN" Isn't Drake's Last UMG Album After Lawsuit During an interview with DJ Vlad, DJ Akademiks addressed the rumor that UMG will let Drake go after "ICEMAN" and the defamation suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025