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Streetwear Drake Shows Off His Aaliyah Hat After Surprising Crowd At WWE Elimination Chamber Drake is back in Toronto after canceling his "Anita Max Win" tour dates, popping out for a WWE event and repping Aaliyah. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Debunks Fans Rumors Of Drake's Anita Max Win Tour Postponement Over Low Ticket Sales DJ Akademiks continues to defend Drake after rumors swirled that the rap star suddenly cancelled his Australian tour. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Smashes Yet Another Incredible Spotify Record Recently, Kendrick Lamar managed to break another impressive streaming record on Spotify ahead of his tour with SZA. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Is As Confusing As Ever In His Latest Twitter Rant About Swastikas Kanye West is repeating many of his Twitter talking points about his embrace of the swastika emblem and pushback from the industry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Chopper Alleges Cassie Never "Loved" Diddy During Their Relationship Chopper recounted his friendship with Cassie, and the ways in which he felt her relationship with Diddy was transactional. By Elias Andrews February 27, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Claiming He Ordered 2Pac’s Murder During Alleged Sexual Assault A male escort recently hit Diddy with a new lawsuit, accusing the Bad Boy founder of drugging and sexually assaulting him. By Caroline Fisher February 27, 2025
Music Yasiin Bey Puts “Exploitative” Streaming Services On Blast During a recent interview, Yasiin Bey criticized the music industry, going after streaming services in particular. By Caroline Fisher February 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Suspects UMG Is Allegedly Suppressing Drake’s Song “Nokia” Recently, DJ Akademiks theorized that if Drake's song "Nokia" drops out of the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, UMG is suppressing it. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Sports Cam'ron Snaps On Chad Ochocinco For Working With Shannon Sharpe Over Him Cam'ron is furious with Chad Ochocinco and explained exactly why during the latest episode of his talk show. By Cole Blake February 25, 2025
Music Birdman Needs B.G. To Wake Him Up After Falling Asleep In The Middle Of A Performance Birdman appeared to dose off on stage during the latest performance on Lil Wayne and the Hot Boy's ongoing tour. By Cole Blake February 25, 2025
Wrestling Dwayne Johnson Puts WWE Spin On Lil Wayne Classic During Smackdown He's been a fan for decades. By Elias Andrews February 24, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Confirms He Rejected A Plea Deal From The Feds Diddy has tried to make some last-minute changes to his federal criminal trial before it begins next week, such as a gag order request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025