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Music Ralo Shuts Down People Criticizing His Recent Link-Up With Lil Woody Ralo has previously clowned Lil Woody for speaking to a law class after his witness testimony in the YSL RICO trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Joe Budden Reacts To Drake Putting Melyssa Ford On New “NOKIA” Hoodie At first, the web address featured on Drake's new Melyssa Ford hoodie redirected to "The Joe Budden Podcast" Patreon page. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025
Music Joe Tacopina Breaks Silence On Defending Tory Lanez's Lawyer In Case Involving Harvey Weinstein Joe Tacopina already has another high-profile case underway after defending ASAP Rocky in his assault trial. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Drake Recalls Michael Jordan Ping-Pong Bets & $40 Million Dave & Buster's Gambling Win Drake spoke on Michael Jordan and Dave & Buster's via a new ad for Stake, in which he broke down in-person gambling versus online bets. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Akademiks Thinks Fans Would Be Stupid To Think That Kendrick Lamar Is "Losing It" Over “ICEMAN” Akademiks shares his theory on what Kendrick might have up his sleeve after the release of "ICEMAN." By Aron A. May 21, 2026
Music Joe Budden Thinks Kendrick Lamar Could Do The “Funniest Thing In Hip-Hop History” On “ICEMAN” Release Date With "ICEMAN" just a few days away, the Joe Budden Podcast wonders what would happen if Kendrick Lamar dropped on the same day. By Aron A. May 13, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" Is Irrelevant: "Nobody Cares" Dame Dash and Jay-Z have clashed over the rights to "Reasonable Doubt" before, which makes this hot take very interesting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Isaiah Rashad Drops New Freestyle Days Ahead Of Comeback Album Isaiah Rashad has been building a lot of well-deserved hype for his next album, and this freestyle is creating even more excitement. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Launches $100M Lawsuit Over Prison Stabbing In California Tory Lanez is suing the state's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the warden of the Tehachapi jail, plus 50 officers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Music Katy Perry Faces Police Investigation For Ruby Rose's Sexual Assault Allegation A spokesperson for Katy Perry has already released a statement denying the validity of Ruby Rose's allegation. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Drake's New Seats At Scotiabank Arena Are A Huge Hint About The Status Of "ICEMAN" Drake is looking to drop "ICEMAN" later this year, and recently, the artist gave his fans a huge hint about the album. By Alexander Cole April 13, 2026
Music Kanye West Posts Chinese Children Singing "Bully" Track Amid UK Ban Kanye West may be banned from an entire country but that doesn't mean other places across the world aren't going to stop supporting him. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026