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Music Drake Co-Signs BigXThaPlug Ahead Of New Album, "I Hope You're Happy" Drake is working on an upcoming album of his own, having dropped two singles for "Iceman" in recent months. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Drake Trolls BenDaDonnn For Only Posting Rod Wave On Instagram Drake jokingly called out Instagram star BenDaDonnn for only listening to Rod Wave, even when things are “beautiful.” By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Music Chris Brown Laughs Off TikToker's Cocaine Accusations & Apologizes For The Disappointment Chris Brown released a new single, "It Depends," featuring Bryson Tiller, whom is also on the Breezy Bowl XX Tour. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 10, 2025
Music Desiree Perez To Face Daughter At Hearing About Alleged Gag Order Violation Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez's daughter alleges that she was involuntarily committed to a mental health institution for no legitimate reason. By Caroline Fisher July 31, 2025
Music Dr. Khalid Muhammad's Estate Files Lawsuits Against 2Pac, Public Enemy, And D'Angelo Over Uncleared Vocal Samples Dr. Khalid Muhammad's estate filed lawsuits against several prominent artists, citing uncleared samples of his voice. By Devin Morton July 29, 2025
Music Curren$y Responds To Freddie Gibbs Diss On "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs and Curren$y fell out because the latter allegedly didn't promote their collab album like the former wanted him to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Music Drake Breaks His Own Billboard Record With “Janice STFU” The "ICEMAN" single now beats "Hotline Bling" as his longest running #1 song on the Hot Rap Songs chart. By Aron A. October 01, 2026
Sneakers Bun B Proves Dreams Come True With Sneaker Raffle Win Bun B won a pair of the Victor Victor x Nike Air Force 1 through a public raffle, no inside connections needed. By Ben Atkinson September 21, 2026
Music Yella Beezy Gets Next Court Date After Mo3 Capital Murder Trial's Delay Yella Beezy stands accused of paying men to murder Mo3 back in 2020, and his trial comes after the conviction of shooter Kewon White. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2026
Music The Weeknd Reveals The True Status Of His "Retirement" The Weeknd is one of the biggest artists in the entire world, and months ago, he made it appear as though he was done. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Stunned As Reddit Attempts To Solve BloodHound Q50 Murder The death of BloodHound Q50 has sparked Reddit investigations, and DJ Akademiks was stunned by what he was reading. By Alexander Cole September 15, 2026
Music Carmen Bryan Sues N.O.R.E. For Sexual Assault Carmen Bryan filed a 20-page complain in New York on Wednesday detailing an alleged 1999 incident involving N.O.R.E. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026