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Music Drake & Stake's Class Action Lawsuit In Virginia Has Been Terminated The class action lawsuit in Virginia from 2025 accused Stake of operating an illegal gambling scheme and boosting Drake's streams. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Just Became A Character In The New Hitman Video Game Wiz Khalifa appears as The Wizard in a free limited-time Hitman: World of Assassination mission, set inside a packed MMA arena. By Ben Atkinson June 08, 2026
Music PlaqueBoyMax Reflects On NBA YoungBoy Calling Out His "Slime Cry" Criticism PlaqueBoyMax is generally a big fan of NBA YoungBoy's music, but he drew YB's ire for not liking a particular "Slime Cry" album cut. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Music Kanye West Claims Drake Brutally Turned Down "Bully" Intro But Hopes They Make An Album Kanye West's last collaboration with Drake in any capacity was their "Free Larry Hoover" benefit concert in 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Politics Barack Obama Raps "Lose Yourself" At Detroit Rally After Eminem Introduction We had a feeling this was coming. By Elias Andrews October 22, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Rips Into Kendrick Lamar For Not Expanding West Coast Influence In Hip-Hop Ak thinks K.Dot could carry the West's torch more broadly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 21, 2024
Music Lil Baby Sidesteps Prosecution After Felony Gun Charge Gets Dropped The rapper is all clear. By Elias Andrews October 10, 2024
Music Macklemore Says Robert Kraft Got Him Kicked Off Ed Sheeran Tour Macklemore has been kicked off of Ed Sheeran’s tour after advocating for Palestine. By Aron A. September 14, 2026
Sneakers Yeat’s Nike Air Max Goadome Brings Luxury Vibes To Rugged Silhouette Yeat x Nike Air Max Goadome transforms Nike’s classic boot into a luxury-grade statement piece, dropping exclusively at ComplexCon. By Ben Atkinson October 23, 2025
Music Suge Knight Accuses Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Of Being In “Secret Society” With Diddy Suge Knight discussed the latest allegations against Diddy on his "Collect Call" podcast. By Cole Blake March 12, 2024
Music Mal Claims J. Cole Hasn't Reached Out To Drake Since Kendrick Lamar Apology Mal, like other fans, wants J. Cole to address his relationships with Drake and Kendrick Lamar on "The Fall–Off" and explain beef dynamics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
TV The Weeknd Reacts To "The Idol" Viewer Saying They Can't Listen To His Music Anymore Is your perception of Abel Tesfaye altered after watching him in "The Idol"? By Hayley Hynes July 10, 2023