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Music Drake Fans Troll Joe Budden After "Pump It Up" Goes Gold After 21 Years Well that's not very nice. By Alexander Cole August 22, 2024
Music "Insider" Alleges Drake Will Address His Opps On "ICEMAN" Most of the updates for Drake's "ICEMAN" continue to come from outside sources, so it's hard to tell what's going to happen in the future. By Zachary Horvath April 20, 2026
Music Kanye West Shares Clip With Antisemitic Stereotypes Praising His Comeback Kanye West shared a clip of Ray Daniels praising his SoFi Stadium shows and speaking on the backlash to Ye's antisemitism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music SZA Quiets Rumor She Was Paid Six Figures To Be Justin Bieber's Coachella Backup SZA is never afraid to lash out and that's being proven again amid rumors about her being paid thousands to be Justin Bieber's backup. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Snaps On "Racist" Airport Employee Boosie Badazz said that he was traveling in Minneapolis when a TSA agent told him that his jewelry could be a weapon. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music MIKE Announces North American Leg Of "aotc" Tour Alongside New Album Reveal MIKE has been a busy man to start 2025, but things are going to be really jam-packed thanks to more tour dates and another project. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2025
Pop Culture India Love Sparks Furious Debate After Praising DDG Amid Halle Bailey Allegations DDG and India Love's interactions at Kai Cenat's Streamer University have also led to relationship speculation. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music Diddy's Former Assistant Openly Admits He Was "Diddy-Bopping" On Drugs Constantly David James, who worked alongside Diddy for two years, first took the stand towards the end of trial on Monday, May 19. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Reason On Hip-Hop: "...Never Personal Unless It Is." Reason left Top Dawg Entertainment in 2024 after releasing three albums with the label. He continues to support the label. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 19, 2025
Relationships Marc Lamont Hill Snaps On Joe Budden Over Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson Megan Thee Stallion accused Klay Thompson of cheating on her in a breakup post on Instagram, last weekend. By Cole Blake April 29, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Admits To Violating Probation After Hitting Man Over Snitching Claims In court today, 6ix9ine said that he and another individual "hit a person" back in August, and that it was "wrong." By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Yung Miami Raves About Diddy In Complimentary Character Letter Ahead Of Sentencing According to Yung Miami, she doesn't believe Diddy is a danger to society, and his seven children need him. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025