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Music Drake Kicks Off Day 3 of Wireless Festival With The Preview Of A New Central Cee Collab Dropping Friday Drake announced that Central Cee will be apart of the upcoming OVO Fest at the UK rappers Toronto concert in April 2025. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025
Music Dame Dash Launches Massive Defamation Lawsuit Against Cam'ron Dame Dash and Cam'ron have been beefing for years, with most of the claims in this defamation lawsuit relating to business moves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music Cardi B Hints At Potential Pregnancy During Charlotte Tour Stop Cardi B managed to raise eyebrows with an interesting joke during the latest stop on her "Little Miss Drama" tour. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music Joe Budden Podcast Co-Host Calls Nas' "Illmatic" A "Hard Listen" During a recent episode of his podcast, Joe Budden and the rest of his crew revealed their thoughts on Nas. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Pop Culture Stefon Diggs' Ex Shows Up To Offset's Latest Concert Amid His Cardi B Relationship Stefon Diggs and Cardi B finally went public with their long-rumored relationship on Instagram, last month. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025
Music Young Thug Accuses Drake Of Dismissing Metro Boomin’s Mom’s Passing In Leaked Call The origins of Metro Boomin's problems with Drake have been speculated for the last couple of years but it appears Young Thug has the intel. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025
Music J. Cole Didn't Sound Amused When Asked About Drake's "ICEMAN" J. Cole was on the street when he was approached by a reporter who asked him a quick question about Drake's upcoming album, "ICEMAN." By Alexander Cole February 25, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Pioneer Hitman Howie Tee Passes Away At 61 Hitman Howie Tee was a pioneering figure of early commercial hip-hop, and his fingerprints are on some of the biggest R&B hits of the 1990s. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Drake & Playboi Carti Collab Leaks In Full Amid "ICEMAN" Hype We doubt this leak will stay up for long, but it's nice to hear what might come next from Drake and Playboi Carti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music Gunna Covers Up YSL Tattoo Amid Rumored Rift With Young Thug Gunna and Young Thug go way back, but in recent years, there's been a great deal of speculation about where they stand. By Caroline Fisher May 18, 2025
Relationships Shaboozey Sparks SZA Dating Rumors After Allegedly Sneaking Her Into His Photo Dump SZA has been romantically linked to Drake and an ex-fiancé of 11 years total. Shaboozey was connected to Emily Ratajkowski in 2024. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025
Music Travis Scott Debunks Fan Who Claimed He Was Late To South Africa Concert Travis Scott performed for over 70,000 raucous fans in Johannesburg last night, although the scale of this show certainly impacted its prep. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025