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Music Drake Claps Back At Fan Who Claims "CLB" Has The Worst Cover Ever Drake was clowned for his artwork choice for "Certified Lover Boy" when it released and it seems some hold it in low regard all time too. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Politics Petition Demanding Nicki Minaj's Deportation Reaches 70K Signatures Nicki Minaj has been facing tons of backlash for her voicing her support for conservative politics in recent months. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Wants A$AP Rocky To Fight Back Against Drake Although DJ Akademiks is a big Drake fan, his connection to A$AP Rocky and back-handed praise of him means he's interested in more responses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Finally Gets His OVO Chain From Drake DJ Akademiks has always been a huge Drake supporter, and that support paid off with some OVO hardware from the man himself. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky May Have Just Leaked The Release Date For Disc 2 Of "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky is going to be dropping Disc 2 of "Don't Be Dumb" soon, and we may finally have the release date. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2026
Original Content Aaliyah’s Final Days Revisited 25 Years After Her Death Her final trip to the Bahamas ended in tragedy, but 25 years later the facts surrounding Aaliyah’s crash are still often mixed with rumor. By Erika Marie August 25, 2026
Music Ray J Shares Video Of Lonely Christmas Eve After No-Contact Order Is Extended Ray J has a sobering holiday reflection. By Tallie Spencer December 26, 2025
Music Eazy The Block Captain Drops Papoose & Claressa Shields Diss Track Eazy The Block Captain and Remy Ma's relationship led to "Lothario," targeting Remy's ex Papoose and Pap's current partner Claressa Shields. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2026
Music 50 Cent Taunts Ja Rule After Viral Confrontation With Uncle Murda & Tony Yayo Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo recently got into a heated back-and-forth with Ja Rule on a flight, prompting 50 Cent to share his thoughts. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music Peter Rosenberg Blasts Ye For Unveiling Donda West Street Sign Peter Rosenberg blasted folks forgiving Kanye West's controversies, so this criticism about the Dr. Donda West Way sign is unsurprising. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2026
Music Jim Jones Declares Drake Is The GOAT, Praises His Pen Game Drake's recent three releases have certainly stirred the industry, and Jim Jones doesn't think anyone can match that impact. By Erika Marie May 28, 2026
Music Cardi B Doubles Down On Defending Stefon Diggs A comment questioning Cardi B's support for Diggs drew another response as his civil legal battle continues. By Erika Marie July 14, 2026