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Music Spotify Hit With Lawsuit Claiming Billions Of Drake's Streams Came From Bots The lawsuit alleges there to be “voluminous information” proving Drake is benefiting from fake streams on Spotify. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Faces Immense Pushback For Comments On Christianity In Nigeria Nicki Minaj has praised Donald Trump on several occasions on social media in recent weeks, sparking controversy online. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Politics Cardi B Claims Sex Workers Are Dropping Their Rates Because Of Donald Trump's Economy Cardi B went off in a fiery rant aimed at Donald Trump and his supporters during the Instagram livestream. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Sneakers Central Cee Puts His Mark On The Nike Air Force 1 Low Central Cee is teaming back up with Nike, this time on a new trio of Nike Air Force 1 Lows dropping next spring. By Ben Atkinson October 27, 2025
Music Yeat Brings Don Toliver, Sexyy Red, Lil Yachty & More To ComplexCon Set Yeat's 30-track set also included special appearances from BNYX, Che, xaviersobased, Quavo, and Sheck Wes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Brian Steel Reportedly Cries While Defending Diddy At Sentencing Diddy's sentencing hearing today (Friday, October 3) has heard from his staunchest supporters and his most critical colleagues. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Prosecutors Unleash On Diddy Over Plans To Speak In Miami Next Week Diddy's sentencing hearing is currently underway, and he could be facing up to 20 years behind bars for his charges. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Diddy Plans To Address Judge During Long-Awaited Sentencing Diddy was found guilty of two counts of transportation for prostitution in July, and faces up to 20 years in prison. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Kai Cenat Leaves Lil Tjay On Seen After Getting Spammed With DMs Lil Tjay recently explained why he's got a problem with Kai Cenat, but he also hasn't been a fan of his for about a year. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Music Trina & Trick Daddy Receive Honorary Doctorate Degrees For Their Impact Trick Daddy and Trina attended a special ceremony in Miami to receive the honors from Leaders Esteem Christian Bible University. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music D4vd Could Have Been Notified When Celeste Rivas’ Remains Were Put In His Tesla The investigation into Celeste Rivas' death continues after her body was discovered in D4vd's abandoned car earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Admits He Was Terrified During Casanova Confrontation At Barclays Center According to 6ix9ine, he was severely outnumbered when he clashed with Casanova's crew at Barclays Center in 2018. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025