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Music TDE's Christmas Charity Event Tallies $2 Million In Donations TDE's 12th annual Christmas event was another big success for the label with big-time surprises, but most of all, happy faces. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music Peter Rosenberg Jokes That Ebro Should Sue Drake Over “Threatening” DMs Recently, Ebro Darden leaked some of his DMs with Drake on his new show with Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music GloRilla’s Sister Claims She’d Need Police Protection To Confront The Rapper Earlier this month, GloRilla's sister Victoria put her on blast for allegedly neglecting their family financially. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Houston Hip-Hop Legend Michael "5000" Watts Passes Away At 52 Michael "5000" Watts founded the Swishahouse label in Houston and was instrumental in chopped–and–screwed's rise in hip-hop culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Cardi B & Drake Lead iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations In A Big Way Ariana Grande and Post Malone follow with five nominations. By Alex Zidel January 09, 2019
Sports Kevin Durant Praises Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" Album As An "All-Time" Great The new posts are far from the first time Kevin Durant has spoken out in support of Drake's music over the years. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Politics Mark Geragos Says Pardoning Diddy Would Be A "Great Decision" For Donald Trump Following his conviction, last month, Diddy will be returning to the courtroom for a sentencing hearing on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Music Troy Ave Reportedly Faked Attempted Robbery And Shooting Recently, celebrity chef Geoff Cole took to Instagram to allege that Troy Ave nearly saved his life during an attempted robbery. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music Gloria Estefan Goes Nuclear On Diddy Accuser Who Claims She Saw Him Wearing A Penis Mask Gloria Estefan was namedropped in a lawsuit from this Diddy accuser at the beginning of April that stemmed from an alleged party back in 2015. By Zachary Horvath May 09, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Goes Ballistic To Kendrick Lamar's "tv off" A Year After Drake Dissed Him While ASAP Rocky never outright responded to Drake's "Family Matters," seeing him enjoy this Kendrick Lamar track suggests he doesn't care. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson Files $500 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Sexual Assault Accusers Smokey Robinson responds to the lawsuit filed against him earlier this month with a countersuit worth $500 million. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music Rihanna's House Shooter Pleads Not Guilty To Attempted Murder Ivanna Lisette Ortiz is facing tons of charges, including attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and more. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026