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Music OsamaSon Shrugs Off Sex Tape Scandal By Dropping Fan Favorite Leak On SoundCloud OsamaSon is following up his January project "Jump Out," which is one of the year's most acclaimed hip-hop efforts so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Unseen Footage Of King Von's Murder Shown During Lil Durk Trial Lil Durk's trial is currently going down in Los Angeles, and on Day 2, footage of King Von's murder was shown in court. By Alexander Cole August 26, 2026
Relationships Adam22 Reacts To Lena The Plug's Cameo In Drake's "FOMO" Short Film Lena The Plug was a video vixen in Drake's new "FOMO" short film, and her estranged husband Adam22 gave his thoughts. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Music Drake Reveals “FOMO” As Self-Funded Film About One Wild Summer The upcoming FOMO film gives Drake another ambitious visual project while he pushes back on claims that music videos no longer matter. By Erika Marie September 14, 2026
Music Future's Squeaky "The Real Me" Track "2018" Draws Hilarious Fan Reactions "2018" is one of the standout cuts on Future's new album "The Real Me," but more so for its meme potential than for universal praise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Alleged Story Behind Nicki Minaj Sparking Meek Mill & Drake Beef DJ Akademiks is beefing with Meek Mill right now, and as a result, he is giving the scoop on the Drake and Meek Mill beef of 2015. By Alexander Cole September 21, 2026
Music Rick Ross Proclaims His Innocence In First Video Since Battery Arrest Rick Ross took to social media following his arrest, and proclaimed his innocence following accusations of domestic violence. By Alexander Cole October 01, 2026
Original Content Queen Latifah Songs: Rap Icon's Best Hits All Hail the Queen! By Demi Phillips May 30, 2023
Relationships Drake Brings His First Girlfriend Keshia Chanté On Stage At OVO Fest: Watch The 34-year-old is said to be the "KiKi" that Drizzy sang about on "In My Feelings." By Hayley Hynes August 01, 2022
Music Daz Dillinger Confirms Suge Knight Pressed Cam'ron Over Tupac Beat Cam'ron told this Suge Knight story last year, and Tupac's "Ambitionz Az A Ridah" producer Daz Dillinger gave more context. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2026
Music G Herbo Says He’s Ready To Retire From The Music Industry The Chicago rapper thanks fans for their support and mentions acting or podcasting as possible next steps. By Tallie Spencer October 01, 2026
Music Drake Breaks His Own Record On Apple Music Thanks To "ICEMAN" Drake has numerous hits on his new album, "ICEMAN," and that is being reflected in the streaming numbers on Apple Music. By Alexander Cole July 23, 2026