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TV Fans Accuse Kendrick Lamar & Druski Of Ignoring Each Other At The BET Awards Kendrick Lamar was a big winner at the BET Awards last night as he came home with five awards after being nominated in six categories. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Has Some Things Up His Sleeve” For 2026 During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music Gillie Da Kid Shares His Unfiltered Take On Drake's Pedophile Allegations During a recent episode of the "Million Dollaz Worth Of Game" podcast, Gillie Da Kid touched on Kendrick Lamar and Drake's feud. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Music 50 Cent Threatens To Buy Maino & Jim Jones' Podcast Studio 50 Cent has been targeting Jim Jones and Maino since they criticized his Netflix documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music SZA Fan Accuses Singer Of Lying About Personal Details, Pulls Receipts From her hair to her freckles to her marine biology degree from an Ivy League school to never owning a TV to her age, the fan called out the singer. By Erika Marie March 03, 2021
Music 50 Cent Roasts T.I. For Bombing During His Comedy Special T.I. finally put out his first stand-up special, "Cheaper Than Therapy," last month after focusing on his comedy career in recent years. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Young Thug Faces New Appeal From The State Of Georgia To Reverse Ruling The legal drama comes as Young Thug is gearing up to release his next studio album, "UY Scuti," later this week. By Cole Blake September 23, 2025
Music YBT Of 83 Babies Dead At 23 Earlier this month, YBT of 83 Babies was fatally injured in a shooting in his hometown of Durham, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Music Drake’s Team Responds After Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group: “We Intend To Appeal” Drake’s spokesperson confirms the rapper plans to appeal after a judge dismissed his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025
Music Peewee Roscoe Names Gunna And Other Atlanta Rappers As Alleged Rats Peewee Roscoe already launched snitching allegations against various YSL affiliates, although he's defending Young Thug for mentioning him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music Fat Joe Claims He Ran Into Desiigner At The Airport Before His Indecent Exposure Arrest Desiigner was charged with indecent exposure after allegedly exposing himself to Delta Air Lines flight attendants. By Cole Blake June 04, 2025
Music Dame Dash Targets 50 Cent With New Diss Track From His Artist Nicky Licky Dame Dash has been feuding with 50 Cent over the rights to the iconic film, "Paid In Full," which 50 wants to turn into a TV series. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025