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Music Meek Mill Calls OTF Jam A “Heathen” Over Lil Durk Testimony The Philly rapper questioned Jam’s credibility after he admitted violent crimes while implicating Durk in the alleged Quando Rondo plot. By Erika Marie August 27, 2026
Music Kai Cenat Reveals His Favorite Song From Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake and Kai Cenat haven't linked up in a while, but the streamer still has love for the rapper amid his content break. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music Jay-Z Says He Didn't Like Being An Artist Despite "Reasonable Doubt's" Success We've heard about Jay-Z wanting to retire after "Reasonable Doubt" and other albums before, but not as much about his feelings on artistry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Kendrick Lamar A "Mood Killer" Due To Drake & Playboi Carti Collab DJ Akademiks claims Kendrick Lamar's influence on Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" led to a Carti and Drake collab getting scrapped from the tracklist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music Central Cee Hilariously Admits To Feeling Broke When He's Around Drake Drake and Central Cee recently released the collaboration "Which One," which might end up on the former's "ICEMAN" album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Fires Back At Hitmaka After “Club Shay Shay” Jab During his recent appearance on the "Club Shay Shay" podcast, Hitmaka recalled getting his chain stolen at a nightclub in 2008. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music J. Cole Admits 50 Cent Refused To Sign Him Because Of His Jeans During his recent appearance on Cam'ron's show "Talk With Flee," J. Cole reflected on rejection he faced early in his career. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026
Music "Joe Budden Podcast" Debates If Drake Should Diss Kendrick Lamar On "ICEMAN" Joe Budden and his cohosts also had a discussion around Drake and Kendrick Lamar's album drop rate, wondering if one will step on the other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Sexyy Red & Kevin Hart Create A Viral Moment After The Rap Star Discover Height Difference Sexyy Red has had a breakthrough 2025 with collaborations alongside Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, PlaqueboyMax, and Drake. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 03, 2025
Music Pusha T Allegedly Disses Drake On Leaked Pharrell Album That Could Be AI While some fans clowned Pusha T and Pharrell for the Drake-dissing album leak, many others called it out as an AI fabrication. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2026
Music XXXTentacion Murder Suspect Freed After Five Years In Prison Robert Allen IV pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in XXXTentacion's death in 2018. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music Nina Sky: Where Are They Now? The “Move Your Body” stars are expertly balancing motherhood and DJing. By Demi Phillips January 25, 2024