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Music Lil Wayne Angers Fans After Failing To Show Up For Maine Concert Lil Wayne was supposed to kick off his "Tha Carter" anniversary tour's extension with 2 Chainz and The Game last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Drake Told Akademiks He Missed A Call From Tay Keith Prior To His Death A conversation between Drake and DJ Akademiks has shed new light on how the rapper processed Tay Keith's unexpected death. By Erika Marie June 30, 2026
Music Mal Calls Out TDE Over Druski Situation, Questions Kendrick Lamar Winning BET Award Following the BET Awards, Mal offered some commentary on the TDE vs. Druski situation, as well as Kendrick Lamar's big win. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
Music Yung Miami's 'Spend Dat' Challenge Leads To Woman's Arrest Police say a social media video featuring Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" challenge helped investigators build an organized retail theft case. By Erika Marie June 29, 2026
Music Suede Brooks Alleges Drake Threatened To Have "B*tches Fold Her Up" Suede Brooks was on the "Dumb Blonde Podcast" with Bunnie XO, where she spoke about dating Drake four years ago. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Mocks Jussie Smollett As Legendary Rapper Takes Heat Over Upcoming MAGA Club Performance 50 Cent is set to perform for MAGA this weekend, but first, he is going after Jussie Smollett, who took to the stage this weekend. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Kanye West Drops $400K On Masquerade Birthday Bash In France Kanye West, his wife Bianca Censori, and their friends celebrated Ye's 49th birthday at the Château de Versailles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music TDE's Punch Blasts Druski's Saxophone Gag For SZA & Doechii At BET Awards Doechii and SZA's speech at the 2026 BET Awards was cut by a saxophone player that Druski had warned about, but TDE's Punch wasn't happy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music Yung Miami Receives Huge Standing Ovation At The BET Awards As Crowd Sings "Spend Dat" Yung Miami was at the BET Awards on Sunday night, where she received a standing ovation from her peers in attendance. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Skepta Blasts Grown Men Pestering North West At Paris Fashion Week Skepta took to social media to argue with fans about how folks interacted with North West while asking for pictures. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Diddy's Legal Team Claims They Can't Reach Him In Jail Diddy's lawyers are finding it hard to get in touch with him while he's behind bars, and they have Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones' lawsuit to handle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music O'Shea Jackson Jr. Calls Drake's Janice Parties A "Trap" Drake is hosting parties for women named Janice in the wake of his "Janice STFU" hit, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. couldn't help but joke about it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026