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Music Tupac's Estate Claims Daz Dillinger Stole Over $1 Million In Archival Material Tupac's estate responded to Daz Dillinger's lawsuit over alleged unpaid royalties, claiming he's responsible for over $1 million in losses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2026
Music Kanye West's Longtime Manager John Monopoly Addresses Ye's Mental Health Amid Kanye West's apologies for his antisemitism, his colleague John Monopoly gave fans a bit more context and insight into his current state. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Drake's "HABIBTI (FOMO)" First Week Sales Numbers Are Here And They're Impressive Drake dropped "FOMO" as a deluxe project for "HABIBTI," and this week, the album has risen up the projected charts. By Alexander Cole October 10, 2026
Music T.I. Attempts To Get Final Word In On 50 Cent With Fourth Diss Track T.I. has now dropped two more diss tracks against 50 Cent within the last 24 hours, and he's trying to get the last word in on this one. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Viral New Lil Nas X Footage Shows Him Completely Nude Prior To Hospitalization & Arrest Lil Nas X was hospitalized and then promptly arrested early Thursday morning (Aug. 21) after taking a nearly nude stroll through Los Angeles. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music J. Cole Lays Out Strict Rules For His Fans During Club Appearance J. Cole was at the club to promote "The Fall-Off," after releasing the project as his seventh studio album, last Friday. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Gucci Mane Reveals Drake Has Forgiven Him For Calling Him A "Sissy" Gucci Mane went on an infamous rant over a decade ago, and not long after that, he landed in prison, before reforming. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Domani Harris Responds To 50 Cent's Diss With Another Of His Own Domani Harris has also been assisting his dad T.I. in the 50 Cent beef with some diss records and he's just come through with a second one. By Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Claimed Megan Thee Stallion Wasn't A "Vulnerable Victim" In Appeal Tory Lanez and his legal team unsuccessfully tried to overturn his conviction and prison sentence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Drake Weighs In On "Iceman" Conspiracy Theories With New Insight Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for "Iceman," which he's already released several singles for in recent months. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Music Drake Laughs Off Fan For Labeling Him "Corny" In Viral Clip The fan brought up Drake's 2017 song, "Gyalchester," to argue that his lyrics are often "corny." By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music Drake Proves He's A Real "ICEMAN" By Showing Off His Hockey Skills It seems unlikely that "ICEMAN" will come out before the year is over, which means that 2026 is likely Drake's to take over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025