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Music Drake Takes A Swipe At Jay-Z And Roc Nation Drake hosted a Kick livestream last night to give away $1 million for Stake's nine-year anniversary, and dissed Jay-Z, Roc Nation, and others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music Drake Doubles Down On UMG Claims In "Not Like Us" Appeal Statement Drake's dismissed lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's diss track and UMG's alleged defamatory practices is a big narrative leading up to "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Goes Off On Offset During Heated FaceTime Call Offset and Finesse2tymes have been at odds ever since the latter went on a rant about Cardi B and Stefon Diggs. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Drake Proclaims It's "ICEMAN Season" Ahead Of Highly Anticipated 2026 Album Although many Drake fans hoped his new album "ICEMAN" would drop in 2025, they're also confident that more time in the oven will be worth it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
Music Jadakiss Goes Hard On New Freestyle Over Drake's "You Only Live Twice" Jadakiss has had some recent praise for Drake, and fans wonder whether or not we'll get more new music from him soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music 50 Cent Wastes No Time Responding To Rick Ross' Battery Arrest 50 Cent came through with a strong reaction just minutes after Rick Ross was arrested for allegedly batter and domestic violence. By Alexander Cole October 01, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Claims J. Cole Killed The “Big Three” According to Charlamagne Tha God, J. Cole's decision to bow out of his battle with Kendrick Lamar marked the end of the "big three." By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Numbers Rick Ross' Final First-Week Sales For 'Set In Stone' Are In The album's first-week performance has sparked early conversation about where it fits within Ross' extensive catalog. By Erika Marie July 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Stunned After Prosecutors Use His Lil Durk Interview During Closing Arguments DJ Akademiks' reaction to questioning Lil Durk about "sliding for Von" was used in closing arguments during Durk's trial. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music Quavo Gives The Public A Kind Reminder As AI "Hotel Lobby" Spoofs Go Viral Quavo and Takeoff have been going viral thanks to a plethora of AI "Hotel Lobby" spoofs that are taking the internet by storm. By Alexander Cole September 24, 2026
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Pushed Back Significantly After Contraband Allegations Diddy was allegedly caught with contraband in prison, and just a week later, he is already facing an extended prison stay. By Alexander Cole October 08, 2026
Music Dame Dash's Film Company Sells For A Pitiful $100 At Auction Along with the film production company, Dame Dash lost the rights to several movies, including "Honor Up." By Cole Blake December 31, 2025