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TV Drake Returning To Acting For Cameo In This Canadian Comedy Series Drake has his place in Canadian TV lore already, but he's deciding to add to his credits with this quick but memorable cameo. By Zachary Horvath November 07, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Prosecutors Seek 6.5-Year Sentence In Federal Fraud Case Earlier this year, Sean Kingston was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Music Cardi B Sells Copies Of "Am I The Drama?" On The Streets Of Manhattan In Comedic Clip Cardi B took to the streets of Manhattan in a funny bit depicting her selling copies of the new album ahead of its release. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music Drake Adds Extremely Rare Michael Jackson Album To Impressive Memorabilia Collection Drake's memorabilia collection continues to grow, as he recently secured a signed Michael Jackson album featuring a hand-drawn sketch. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music J. Cole Enlists Drake’s Lawyers Amid Legal Battle With Cam’ron Last October, Cam'ron hit Universal Music Group and J. Cole with a bombshell lawsuit over their "Ready '24" collab. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
TV Adam22's Latest Comments About 2Pac Spark Strong Reactions Adam22 has sparked some controversy on social media after claiming that he has a better claim to Los Angeles than 2Pac. By Alexander Cole July 14, 2026
Music Future Signee Zeethewizard Dead At 25 After New Year’s Day Shooting Zeethewizard and four others were reportedly injured at the grand opening of a new strip club in his home state of Texas last week. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Streetwear Young Thug Speaks On Gay Rumors And Playboi Carti & Lil Uzi Vert's Style Young Thug said on "The Pivot" podcast that his gender-defying style choices paved the way for folks like Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Sports Le'Veon Bell Claims Mother Of His Child Is Sleeping With Future Le'Veon Bell also reflected on his time with the New York Jets and made some serious claims about Adam Gase. By Cole Blake April 27, 2026
Music Drake Announces Kick Stream Spree To Give Away Part Of His Stake Winnings Drake said that 2025 was his "roughest gambling year," but he hopes to end it on a high note for the holiday season, starting tonight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music GloRilla's Sister Drops Diss Track, Names Megan Thee Stallion & Brandon Ingram In The Process GloRilla's sister, Victoria Woods, has been putting family business on social media, and now, she has a diss track out. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music A$AP Relli Secures A Major Legal Win In Defamation Lawsuit Against A$AP Rocky And Joe Tacopina A$AP Relli was warned by Judge Randolph M. Hammock about suing for defamation, but so far, his decision has paid off. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025