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Music Drake & Playboi Carti Snippet Leaks Online Thanks To Adin Ross, And It Sounds Amazing Drake and Playboi Carti have collaborated before, and it appears as though they have something new on the horizon. By Alexander Cole November 11, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks, Joe Budden & Peter Rosenberg Clash Over Ye's Concerts The hip-hop media figures had differing reasons to love and hate on Kanye West's Chicago concerts, his beef-squashing, and his bigotries. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 06, 2026
Music 50 Cent Clowns Gucci Mane For Allegedly Snitching On Pooh Shiesty Authorities arrested Pooh Shiesty for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music 50 Cent Shades Jermaine Dupri & Dame Dash After Dame Questioned His Trauma 50 Cent's clap-back at Jermaine Dupri for liking a post about Dame Dash's criticisms even roped in another enemy of 50's, Rick Ross. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026
Music Drake Sets Up Recording Studio For "ICEMAN" In Houston Strip Club Drake was supposed to drop "ICEMAN" this year, but it looks like he still needs to put the finishing touches on his solo studio LP comeback. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Former FCI Fort Dix Inmate Claims Diddy Will Have A "Sweet & Easy" Prison Bid Diddy recently started his first prison job after checking in at FCI Fort Dix, and we got our first public look at him in over a year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Leaps Ahead Of Drake On Forbes' 2025 Highest-Paid Artists List While many Kendrick Lamar fans might troll Drake for this achievement, "ICEMAN" is probably on the way with a vengeance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music Prosecutors Respond To Lil Durk's Request To Remove Judge Over Death Threats Lil Durk has been charged with murder-for-hire and his trial is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2026. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Politics Jay-Z’s REFORM Alliance Expands Job Training For Young Adults On Probation A new Pennsylvania program from REFORM Alliance will help young adults on probation train for union careers. By Erika Marie September 25, 2026
Music Suge Knight Details Hollywood’s Disturbing Alleged "Boiled Egg Test" Suge Knight made some shocking claims during his recent interview with Chris Cuomo. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2024
Music Blueface Calls Kai Cenat A "Cry Baby" Over Gigi Breakup & Cheating Rumors Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah denied rumors that she cheated on Kai Cenat with NBA YoungBoy, and folks like Blueface are mocking this drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Removes Gunna Diss From Lil Baby Collab In August, a leaked snippet of a Lil Baby song featuring Young Thug surfaced online, which contained a shot at Gunna. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025