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Music Drake’s Attempt At Being Philosophical Backfires As Fans Question The Authenticity Of His Abs Drake's abs were mentioned by Kendrick Lamar on the diss track "Euphoria" with K.Dot relating the abs to a V12 machine. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Music The Game Announces "Gangsta Grillz" Mixtape Recorded In Just Two Days This will be The Game's first entry in DJ Drama's legendary "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape series, which he cut down from 60 tracks to the best 19. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Drake Fans' OVO Takeover At Kendrick Lamar's Toronto Concert Canceled By Police Drake's OVO fanbase include the rap star's most devoted fans. OVO stands for October's Very Own. OVO's mascot is an owl. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Music Lil Durk Affiliate THF Bayzoo Reportedly Murdered As Gruesome Footage Surfaces Online The shooting of THF Bayzoo occured as Lil Durk continues to remain in jail while awaiting trial in his murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Disses Kanye West And Accuses Ye Of Stealing His Song With NBA YoungBoy Playboi Carti has issued a response to Kanye West after a song with NBA YoungBoy dropped on Instagram this afternoon. By Alexander Cole May 21, 2025
Music Diddy Courtroom Sketch Goes Viral After The Mogul Flashes A Symbol To His Family Diddy was in court on Monday for the start of his trial and his family was there too to support him in this trying time. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Brazenly Reacts To Streaming Services Removing His "Heil Hitler" Song Kanye West has had a lot to rant about when it comes to streaming services and recent releases like "DONDA 2" and the "CUCK" singles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Judge Rules On R. Kelly’s Home Detention Request One of R Kelly's alleged victims does not believe the singer's claims that Bureau of Prisons officers are trying to kill him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music D4vd's Cryptic Resurfaced Tweet Sparks Grooming Accusations The post is resurfacing as police are investigating a decomposed body that was found in a car registered to D4vd. By Cole Blake September 17, 2025
Music Skepta Kicks Off "Round 2" Against Joyner Lucas With A Scathing Response To "Nobody Cares" Skepta fired the first shot in the UK vs. USA rap battle against first responder Joyner Lucas with "Friendly Fire." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 17, 2025
Music Diddy Could Get Out Of Prison This Week If Donald Trump Gets His Way Diddy is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence, although a new report suggests Donald Trump is trying to change that. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2025
Music Eminem Takes A Shot At Kanye West And His Cousin On New JID Song Eminem delivered a new verse on JID's latest EP, and as usual, it generated some controversy for its lyricism. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025