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Music Nicki Minaj Mourns The Loss Of Tay Keith: "What A Talented Person" Nicki Minaj had a feature on the Tay Keith-produced track "Pound Town 2" from him and Sexyy Red back in 2023. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Music Drake Hits 16 Billion Spotify Streams In 2025 As Rapper With Most Daily Streams If Drake really is dropping "ICEMAN" this year, then his numbers by the end of 2025 will look even more impressive than expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Young Thug Raises Eyebrows After Dubbing "Ninja" As His "Gay Anthem" Of The Year Young Thug is quite a master at trolling, and it seems he was having lots of fun answering this reporter's question. By Zachary Horvath November 21, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Takes The Stand In Defamation Case Against Blogger Milagro Gramz Megan Thee Stallion opened up about the emotional toll that online attacks have taken on her. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Music Diddy Scores Court Victory As Judge Permits Him To Serve Accuser Via Newspaper Earlier this year, Diddy filed a lawsuit against Courtney Burgess for allegedly spreading false information about him. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Goes Off On Offset During Heated FaceTime Call Offset and Finesse2tymes have been at odds ever since the latter went on a rant about Cardi B and Stefon Diggs. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Adin Ross Warns That Lawsuits Are Coming After Cuffem's Injury At A Recent Playboi Carti Show Cuffem was hospitalized after falling from an elevated area at Amerant Bank Arena in Florida during Playboi Carti's concert. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Claims He Had The Chance To Sleep With Nicki Minaj According to 6ix9ine, he and Nicki Minaj were much closer than the rest of the world realized at one point. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Politics Pharrell Faces Backlash After Explaining His Hatred For Politics Pharrell says he's not a fan of either side of the political aisle and the comments are sparking debate on social media. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Held In Contempt Again After Being Uncooperative During Third Deposition Tory Lanez may be trying to send a message, but he's also not making things easier for himself as he faces more legal penalties. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Cardi B's New Album Breaks Impressive 2020s Record For Female Rap Projects Despite all the drama going on between her and Offset right now, at least Cardi B is getting very good news elsewhere. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Secures Early Prison Release For Next Holiday Season Beyond some prison photos and calls for his freedom from his family, we haven't been able to hear much about Fetty Wap during his sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025