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Music Nicki Minaj Claims Drake Originally Wanted Her On “Rich Baby Daddy,” Not SZA In recent days, Nicki Minaj has thrown various jabs at SZA online, going after her appearance, career, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Akbar V Alleges Her Husband & His New Girl Jumped Her Akbar V vented about her estranged husband allegedly abusing her in a series of posts on social media over the weekend. By Cole Blake September 15, 2025
Music The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Becomes The First Song In Spotify History To Crack 5 Billion Streams The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" has become the first song to reach 5 billion Spotify streams, extending its lead for the most streamed song. By Devin Morton August 31, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Hit With Heavy Legal Fees For Neglecting "Donda" Copyright Lawsuit Kanye West has kept things pretty low-key in recent months, at least when compared to his controversial start to the year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 31, 2025
Music Yella Beezy Finally Gets Trial Date For Alleged Mo3 Murder Plot Yella Beezy has been allegedly linked to the death of Mo3, who was shot and killed in Texas back in 2020 at the age of 28. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes Gunna's "The Last Wun" Will Outsell Young Thug & Lil Baby's Upcoming Projects Gunna just released his last album under YSL Records fittingly titled "The Last Wun" yesterday costarring Offset, Burna Boy, and more. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Family Photo After Super Bowl Resurfaces Kendrick Lamar has been performing nonstop this year, but at least he finds pockets of quality time in between the ruckus. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Music Pusha T Says Diss Tracks Are "Dead" To Him Hearing this from Pusha T is a tad ironic considering he went after Kanye West and Travis Scott on "Let God Sort Em Out." By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music Cardi B Says She Refuses To Overthink Next Album Cardi B wants to release without overthinking. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Music Pras Michel’s Harsh Post-Prison Restrictions Revealed Last week, Pras was sentenced to 14 years in prison for charges of conspiracy, acting as an unregistered foreign agent, and more. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music FERG Reveals What Led To Drake, Kendrick Lamar, And A$AP Rocky’s Fallout During a recent interview, FERG reflected A$AP Mob joining Drake's 2012 "Club Paradise" tour with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Young Thug Claims He Just “Put A Baby” In Mariah The Scientist Young Thug's latest confession seems to indicate that he and Mariah The Scientist are still an item despite their recent rift. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025