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Music Drake's Daughter Allegations Seemingly Debunked By Leaked DMs This changes 'Meet the Grahams' if true. By Elias Andrews October 11, 2024
Music George Clinton Praises Kendrick Lamar's Songwriting After Recent "NYT" Nod Kendrick Lamar recently cracked the "NYT's" list for the best 30 living songwriters and George Clinton agrees with the placement. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music Anthony Fantano Comes Clean About Drake “ICEMAN” Hoax Last week, Anthony Fantano took to TikTok to claim that Drake's long-awaited ninth studio album was imminent. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Woman Accused Of Shooting At Rihanna's Home Will Undergo Mental Health Evaluation Ivanna Ortiz is facing several charges in connection with the shooting at Rihanna's L.A. residence back in March. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Legal Team Issues Strong Statement Blasting His Bond Denial YNW Melly has been in prison for over seven years despite a mistrial in 2023 and allegedly inhumane conditions he's suffered behind bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music EBK Jaaybo Could Spend 30 Years In Prison Over New Gun Charge DreamLlife Rizzy was shot in both legs in Oakland last March, and authorities believe they've identified the gun used to shoot him. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music Kanye West Shouldn't Be Persecuted, Prague Concert Producers Argue Ye's controversies continue to follow him. By Aron A. May 12, 2026
Music Busta Rhymes Settles Assault Lawsuit With Ex-Assistant Busta Rhymes was sued by his ex-assistant last August after the rapper turned himself in when the alleged incident occurred in January 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music AllStar JR Targets J Prince Jr. On Vicious Diss Track “Mob Untied” AllStar JR continues to taunt both J Prince Jr. and NBA Ben10 after the latter was shot at a Houston restaurant. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026
Music Iggy Azalea Appears To Address Bizarre Rumor That She Slept With N3on Earlier this week, Iggy Azalea posted a mysterious tweet, leading fans to speculate that it had something to do with N3on. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Hassan Campbell Reacts To Reports Of Afrika Bambaataa's Death Hassan Campbell was one of several people who accused Afrika Bambaataa of child molestation and sexual assault. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Kanye West Earns His First Spotify Song With Over 2 Billion Streams Ye also recently shared a list of his European tour dates this summer. By Aron A. May 22, 2026