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Music What Did They Say? Method Man Pops Off On A Fan Who Disrespected Ol' Dirty Bastard When a fan dismissively remarked that ODB is long gone in an online Wu-Tang Clan debate about its members, Method Man put his foot down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Lil Kim Faces Backlash For Bizarre Prayer Amid LA Wildfires Social media users have a lot to say about Lil Kim's message to the people of Los Angeles. By Caroline Fisher January 16, 2025
Music Diddy’s Childhood Friend Alleges Janice Combs Threw Sex Parties At The Family's House The allegation stems from Peacock's new documentary, "Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy." By Cole Blake January 09, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Publicist Admits He Missed Warning Signs Of His Alleged Crimes Former PR strategist Rob Shuter recently wrote a personal essay for "The Hollywood Reporter," reflecting on his past proximity to Diddy. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music Bow Wow Reveals Why Ciara Didn't Perform "Like You" With Him At The BET Awards Bow Wow performed the song at the BET Awards during a star-studded reunion for the popular BET series, "106 & Park." By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Makes His Support For Drake Crystal Clear On New Verse A once rocky relationship has been solid for years now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2024
Music Drake Allegedly Tried To Fly Out Summer Walker After Hearing Someone Else Liked Her DJ Akademiks mentioned Drake while speaking about how dating drama has caused issues for a number of rappers. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Drake Recalls Hearing Future For The First Time In "Magic City" Docuseries Drake appeared as a talking head in the Starz documentary "Magic City: An American Fantasy" to discuss his first time hearing Future. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Drake, Yeat & Julia Wolf Open The "Dog House" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update "Fire Emoji" also had Young Thug, TiaCorine, and JID's new releases join this Drake, Yeat, and Julia Wolf single. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Music Young Thug Admits He Doesn’t Trust Gay Men Who Aren’t Up Front About Sexuality Young Thug claims that in his eyes, gay men who don't disclose their sexuality right away are violating "man code." By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Rants About Drake Not Getting Him Out Of Prison In Bombshell Jail Leak Young Thug seemed to address the feud between Drake and Metro Boomin in reference to the producer's "Trance" track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 06, 2025
Music Funk Flex Proclaims He “Built” Hot 97 After Radio Station’s Shake-Up After Hot 97’s new lineup was announced, longtime DJ Funk Flex was enthralled in feuds with DJ Enuff and Pete Rock. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 05, 2025