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Streetwear Drake Shows Off His Aaliyah Hat After Surprising Crowd At WWE Elimination Chamber Drake is back in Toronto after canceling his "Anita Max Win" tour dates, popping out for a WWE event and repping Aaliyah. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music Beat It: Drake Becomes First Artist To Surpass 110 Billion Streams In Spotify History Drake continues to prove why he is the biggest act in music as he surpassed 110 billion streams on Spotify. The first ever to do it. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music RZA Likens Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef To This Hollywood Blockbuster While Addressing The Battle Much like the rest of the hip-hop world, RZA thinks that the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle represents an important lyrical tradition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Ex-Assistant Lauren Pisciotta Reportedly “In Hiding” Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Arick Fudali, the lawyer representing Kanye West's former assistant Lauren Pisciotta, recently discussed the fallout of her lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music Sexyy Red's Dubai Adventures Leads To Upsetting A Lion Sexyy Red and friends visited Dubai last month. The vacation includes nights of hottest nightclubs and gorgeous views. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 01, 2025
Music Vybz Kartel Sports Custom Drake-Gifted OVO Chain During Stream With Kai Cenat Drake recently surprised Vybz Kartel with a special gift in honor of his release from prison and back-to-back shows in New York City. By Caroline Fisher April 27, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Calls Boosie Badazz To Squash Longstanding Beef Two of Baton Rouge's finest, Boosie Badazz and NBA YoungBoy, are reportedly back on good terms thanks to the latter stepping up to the plate. By Zachary Horvath April 25, 2025
Music SZA Pre-Games With Fans At Not Beauty: Houston Pop-Up Before Grand National Concert SZA and Kendrick Lamar's "luther" has spent nine weeks at #1 while her latest album breaks records held by Michael Jackson. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 24, 2025
Music Jeezy Will Celebrate 20 Years Of "Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101" With Grand Tour Jeezy's "TM:101 Live" tour will feature special guest DJ Drama and run from June to September of this year across the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Shares Way Too Much Information As He Reacts To Shannon Sharpe’s $50M Lawsuit Shannon Sharpe is being sued by an anonymous woman accusing him of rape and sexual assault, which he denies. By Caroline Fisher April 24, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Boldly Explains Why He's A Flat Earther The interview with Joe Budden comes after Wiz Khalifa put out his newest mixtape, "Kush + Orange Juice 2." By Cole Blake April 23, 2025
Music The Weeknd Makes A Fun But Disappointing Cameo At Coachella The Weeknd had previously been teasing a mysterious "FERRIS WHEEL TAKEOVER," leaving many fans sitting on the edge of their seats. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025