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Music DJ Akademiks Teases Drake Interview With "Legendary" Media Figure Considering the Kendrick Lamar battle, the UMG lawsuit, and the new album "ICEMAN," Drake would have a lot to talk about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Blames Business Manager For Failure To Respond To Assault Lawsuit Recently, it was reported that Nicki Minaj could be at risk of losing her Los Angeles home due to an unpaid $500K judgment. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Blows The Roof Off Crypto.com Arena After Popping Out For Playboi Carti's Show Kendrick Lamar made the most of his time back in Los Angeles on Tuesday night as he found himself at the Playboi Carti show. By Alexander Cole October 15, 2025
Music UK Rapper Charged With Murder Of Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins Incarcerated rapper Broadday and another inmate appeared in court for allegedly murdering convicted child sex offender Ian Watkins. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Meek Mill Is Jealous Of d4vd's Massive Publicity Amid Death Investigation For some odd reason, Meek Mill wants the attention that the d4vd investigation is bringing, which centers around a dead body in his car. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Fat Joe Claims Bruno Mars Snapped At Him For Asking If He Was Puerto Rican Bruno Mars' father is of Puerto Rican and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, whereas Fat Joe's parents are of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Chokes Up While Revealing His Sentence To Baby Love Diddy welcomed his daughter Love Combs into the world almost three years ago with Dana Tran, and he hasn't been able to spend time with her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Performs One Of His Most Infamous Leaks On Tour Playboi Carti has a lot of snippets that his fans have wanted to release, but the one he played in Seattle may his best work. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Judge Mercilessly Rules On Diddy's Request To Serve Prison Sentence At Fort Dix In a letter submitted to Judge Arun Subramanian recently, Diddy's legal team "strongly recommend" that he be placed at FCI Fort Dix. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Dusts Off Luxury Car Collection After Early Prison Release Pooh Shiesty was recently released from prison after spending roughly three years behind bars, and he's making the most of his freedom. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music “Verzuz” To Return With Explosive Cash Money Vs. No Limit Records Battle The official return of "Verzuz" is scheduled to take place live at ComplexCon Las Vegas on October 25, 2025. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Raises Eyebrows By Thanking Fani Willis After Fulton County Courthouse Concert Last month, Young Thug hosted a free concert at the Fulton County Courthouse, urging fans to "stop the violence" in Atlanta. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025