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Music Chance The Rapper Reveals What Kendrick Lamar & Drake’s Beef Taught The World According to Chance The Rapper, Kendrick Lamar and Drake's viral feud impacted the music industry in more ways than one. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Calls Diddy His "Favorite Villain" While Denying Any Personal Beef 50 Cent executive produced the "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" docuseries about Diddy, which the Bad Boy mogul is not very happy about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Delivers Bold Prediction For Drake's "ICEMAN" Album Sales Drake is preparing to release his new album "ICEMAN," though according to DJ Akademiks, it may not arrive as soon as fans hoped. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music 50 Cent's Ex Alleges She Only Signed Away Her Life Rights Out Of Fear For Her Safety 50 Cent's publishing company, G-Unit Books, is suing Shaniqua Tompkins for allegedly profiting off of her life story. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Speaks On Deterioration Of His Relationship With Drake Fans will get to decide who the "diss track" is really aimed at. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Jay-Z Awarded $120K In Case Involving Godmother Of Man Alleging He’s His Son Jay-Z has come out on top following a long legal battle against Rymir Satterthwaite and his godmother, Lillie Coley. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Politics Drake's "ICEMAN" Album Title Under Scrutiny Following ICE Shootings After an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, some folks think Drake's "ICEMAN" sounds insensitive, whereas others defend it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Intro Receives A Major Update From An Unlikely Source Drake is looking to drop "ICEMAN" in the coming months, and a new update suggests he is closer than ever to completing his mission. By Alexander Cole January 02, 2026
Music Eminem Partners With Detroit Lions To Produce Annual Thanksgiving Halftime Show Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams thinks Eminem's role in the Thanksgiving halftime show will prove to be "good for the culture." By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music Karrahbooo Reacts To Jorjiana's Lil Yachty Collab & Seems To Dismiss Beef With an alleged tweet-and-delete this week, Karrahbooo seemed to dismiss Jorjiana's diss track and not care for the Lil Yachty track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Rumored To Join Fortnite’s Icon Series Tyler, the Creator is reportedly joining Fortnite’s Icon Series, with it hinting at a creative crossover inspired by his music eras. By Ben Atkinson November 11, 2025
Music Photos Of Young Thug Meeting Fans At Georgia State University's Homecoming Go Viral Young Thug has been back in Atlanta frequently as of late since the trial, with one of his appearances being outside the Fulton courthouse. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025