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Music UMG Could Subpoena Drake & Kendrick Lamar To Testify In "Not Like Us" Defamation Case UMG's potential witness list in Drake's lawsuit against them over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" looks very different to the OVO mogul's. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025
Sports Cardi B Reportedly Dumped Stefon Diggs Days Before The Super Bowl Stefon Diggs and the New England Patriots ended up getting blown out by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Delivers Bold Prediction For Drake's "ICEMAN" Album Sales Drake is preparing to release his new album "ICEMAN," though according to DJ Akademiks, it may not arrive as soon as fans hoped. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Diddy's Twin Daughters Honor Kim Porter By Recreating An Iconic Photo The twins' post comes as Diddy remains behind bars while awaiting his sentencing hearing, which is set for October. By Cole Blake September 10, 2025
Politics 50 Cent Reacts To Donald Trump & Diddy Pardon Rumors, Ignores Backlash Donald Trump was rumored to be considering granting Diddy clemency amid 50 Cent's recent performance for Donald Trump Jr. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2026
Music Where To Stream Young Thug's "UY SCUTI" "UY Scuti" will mark Young Thug's first studio album since getting out of jail in the YSL RICO case, last year. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music Top Dawg Entertainment Announces Its Newest Artist Trap Dickey previously appeared at the 12th Annual TDE Christmas Concert and Toy Drive in Los Angeles in December. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music Ice Spice Reveals Why Things Went Left With Nicki Minaj Last June, an ex-friend of Ice Spice leaked some text messages between them about Nicki Minaj that weren't necessarily the nicest. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Music Kevin Gates Says the Man Who Sexually Assaulted Him Is Dead, Shannon Sharpe Left Stunned During a recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," Kevin Gates opened up about being sexually abused as a teenager. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Mother Held At Gunpoint During Frightening Home Invasion Tekashi 6ix9ine was not home at the time of the break-in and was instead livestreaming with Jack Doherty. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Whether Or Not Drake's "Janice STFU" Is Really A Joe Budden Diss Track A viral video had some feeling as though Drake's "Janice STFU" was a Joe Budden diss track, and now, DJ Akademiks has the truth. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Ex-Girlfriend Accuses Him Of Abuse, Says "This Man Ain't S***" Angelica has made some serious allegations against the "Everyday Struggle" host. By Alexander Cole December 27, 2018