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Music Clipse & Kendrick Lamar Receive Heaps Of Praise From Bill Burr For L.A. Show Clipse are smack dab in the middle of their "Let God Sort Em Out" tour. It will conclude on November 15 in L.A. By Zachary Horvath August 27, 2025
Music Drakeo The Ruler's Dad Claims Kendrick Lamar Used Son's Style Without Credit Because Of "Politics" Drakeo the Ruler's dad appeared on No Jumper and discussed Kendrick Lamar taking Drakeo's flow on songs from the "GNX" album. By Devin Morton August 26, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake Are In A Tight Race For The Best Selling Album Of 2025 The update comes as Drake is still gearing up to release his highly-anticipated solo album, "Iceman," at some point this year. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Drake Disses Journalist Rob Markman With Resurfaced Clip of Tory Lanez Rapping Lil Wayne During Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap battle, Rob Markman revealed being contacted to be paid for a certain review of Drake track. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music Westside Gunn Gets Back In The Squared Circle With Reveal of “Heels Have Eyes 2” Tracklist Westside Gunn’s original Heels Have Eyes was released in cross-promotion with WWE’s 2024 event, Wrestlemania XL. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Deems Megan Thee Stallion A "Liar" In Latest Deposition Footage DJ Akademiks had a deposition with Roc Nation where he answered questions about his alleged financial compensation from artists and labels. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Drake Tells Adin Ross He Wants To Box Kick's CEO At A Walmart Drake has been very critical of Kick and Stake cofounders Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani for various recent reasons. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Lawyer Fights Back Against Diddy's $100M Defamation Lawsuit Diddy accused Ariel Mitchell, attorney Courtney Burgess, and NewsNation's parent company Nexstar Media Group of spreading false info. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2025
Music Joe Budden Explains Why He Isn't A Fan Of Cardi B's New Single, "Imaginary Playerz" Cardi B released "Imaginary Playerz" as the second single from her long-awaited sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Music Drake Roasted After Delivering A Cryptic Message On Instagram Today, Drake dropped off a series of new photos on Instagram, but his caption is what caught social media users' attention the most. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Pop Culture Halle Bailey Reveals Whether Or Not She’s In The Illuminati Recently, Halle Bailey did a short Q&A during a livestream, answering some of fans' most burning questions. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Music Young Dolph’s Sister And Murder Suspect Take The Stand In Hernandez Govan Trial Prosecutors call Hernandez Govan the alleged mastermind behind Young Dolph's murder, and his trial began this week. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025