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Music Funk Flex Pump Fakes Fans With Unreleased Drake & Kanye West Music With Drake's "ICEMAN" on the way and Kanye West recently releasing "Bully," Funk Flex's unfulfilled promise surprised many fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Eminem Celebrates Being Sober For 18 Years Eminem famously suffered a near-fatal overdose back in 2007 and has been sober for the last 18 years as a result. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Ice Spice's Friend Breaks Silence On Viral McDonald's Fight Ice Spice previously addressed the incident at McDonald's with a statement from her attorney, Bradford Cohen. By Cole Blake April 20, 2026
Politics Dutch Mayor Questions Legal Basis For Potentially Canceling Kanye West Shows Kanye West is scheduled to perform in the Netherlands on June 6 and June 8 of this year. This follows much controversy about Ye's concerts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Sports Colin Kaepernick's Partner Accuses Jay-Z & Roc Nation Of Blackballing Him Amid Nicki Minaj Claims Nessa "Nitty" Diab alleged that Jay-Z and Roc Nation are doing to Nicki Minaj what they did to Colin Kaepernick back in 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Reveals He's Having Mental Health Issues In Concerning Video Prayers go out to Ray J as it's unclear as to what led him to this point. We are wishing him the best going forward. By Zachary Horvath July 01, 2025
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Removed From Trial In Handcuffs After Court Outburst Davion Murphy reportedly got into a verbal argument with one of his codefendants during the tenth day of the trial over Foolio's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Cardi B Scores Another Victory Against Tasha K In Court Cardi B recently accused Tasha K of violating their non-disparagement clause, and since then, Cardi has won. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Drake Reacts To Lil Baby's Pledge Of Allegiance Lil Baby recently revealed how he feels about Drake, and earlier today, the artist decided to give his subtle response. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Pop Culture Crip Mac Shoots His Shot At Latto Despite 21 Savage Pregnancy Rapper and internet personality Crip Mac couldn't help but compliment Latto after dropping a stunning photo on her Instagram. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Says Kendrick Lamar Left Hip-Hop Directionless After Drake Beef DJ Akademiks thinks only Drake's "ICEMAN" can get hip-hop culture back on course after Kendrick Lamar sought to "Watch The Party Die." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Jack Harlow Says He Was In The "School Of Drake" Before Finding His Own Voice Jack Harlow explains his creative direction. By Tallie Spencer March 13, 2026