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Music ASAP Rocky Confirms "Don't Be Dumb" Is Still Dropping This Year ASAP Rocky has been playing coy about the release date for his next studio album, "Don't Be Dumb," for months. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Music Drake Fans Catch Possible Kojo Menne Asamoah Reference On "Family Matters" Amid UMG Lawsuit Kojo Menne Asamoah is the man Drake is trying to serve with a subpoena in his defamation lawsuit against UMG over "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Chelsea Handler Takes A Jab At Nicki Minaj In Critics Choice Monologue Nicki Minaj continues to face backlash for her remarks about President Donald Trump, her appearance at a Turning Point USA event, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music YSL Woody Affiliate Reportedly Murdered In Atlanta Amid Young Thug RICO Trial News outlets and law enforcement don't have a lot of information at press time about what led up to this shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar The Only Rapper In 2025 To Chart A Song Every Week On The Hot 100 Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" was also recently named as the fifth best summer song of 2025. It was the only rap song on the list. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music Dame Dash Reveals If He Ever Pursued Beyonce Despite Jay-Z For some time now, there have been rumors floating around that Dame Dash tried to steal Beyonce away from Jay-Z. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Kanye West's Rape Accuser Is Allegedly "In Hiding" Lauren Pisciotta previously filed a sexual harassment and rape lawsuit against her former boss, Kanye West. By Cole Blake June 04, 2025
Music Pusha T Reacts To Hunter Biden Explaining The Difference Between Crack & Cocaine Hunter Biden discussed his drug and alcohol use during a rare interview with "Channel 5" creator Andrew Callaghan. By Cole Blake July 22, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Denies Dissing Gucci Mane Amid Pooh Shiesty Case Waka Flocka Flame and Gucci Mane have had their issues in the past, but Waka won't use this Pooh Shiesty situation to re-ignite beef... Yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Disses Ab-Soul And Tells Him He'll Never Be Loved Like Nipsey Hussle DJ Akademiks did not take kindly to having his name mentioned by Ab-Soul on Soulo's long-awaited response to the East Coast. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Island Boys’ Kodiyakredd Denies Taking Part In 6ix9ine Home Invasion Over the weekend, four masked men with guns broke into 6ix9ine's Florida home while he was doing a stream with Jack Doherty. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator's "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Dominates Top End Of Global Spotify Chart Tyler The Creator's new project also pulled in a strong number of total streams despite having an abbreviated rollout. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025