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Music Rick Ross Challenges 50 Cent’s Business Record After Album Sales Jab The Rick Ross and 50 Cent feud returned as album numbers gave way to claims about liquor, sneakers, and Shreveport. By Erika Marie August 04, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Reacts To Donald Trump's Twerking Joke At White House Dinner Donald Trump recently joked about Nicki Minaj twerking at the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Causes A Stir After Flexing His Abs On Stage Lil Wayne had a make-up show in Bangor, Maine on Tuesday, and some of the videos from the show are making the rounds online. By Alexander Cole July 30, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs, DaBaby & More Reportedly Assigned "Risk" Ratings By Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden is facing new scrutiny after a report alleged its internal database tracked celebrity "risk" levels alongside personal characteristics such as race and sexual orientation. By Erika Marie July 09, 2026
Music Dame Dash Shares AI Video Of Him Getting Arrested At JAŸ-Z's Concert Dame Dash has been trashing JAŸ-Z's moves all throughout 2026, but this Yankee Stadium spoof still caught fans by surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2026
Music Drake Cops Sexyy Red A New Birkin For Their Date To The World Cup Final Drake and Sexyy Red have a great friendship going, and it led to a date to the World Cup Final on Sunday afternoon. By Alexander Cole July 21, 2026
Music Diddy, Biggie's Estate, & Snoop Dogg Hit With Lawsuit Over "Nasty Girl" And "I Wanna Thank Ya" Diddy, Snoop Dogg, and even the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. are being sued for alleged copyright infringement. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music YG Refuses To Answer Questions About Drake During Press Conference YG brought Drake up in reference to the Kendrick Lamar battle, but didn't want to say anything else about the 6ix God. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Music ASAP Rocky Pulls Design Offer After Private DM Goes Public A potential collaboration with ASAP Rocky fell apart after a logo designer posted their private Instagram exchange. By Erika Marie August 03, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims Jay-Z Is Nowhere Near The Same Level As Kanye West Dame Dash continues to hate on Jay-Z following his three successful shows at Yankee Stadium from over the weekend. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Disses Jay-Z In New Song Snippet Boosie Badazz had some words for Hov. Will he get a response at Yankee Stadium? By Aron A. July 09, 2026
Music Drake's YouTube Channel Uploads "Not Like Us" During Apparent Hack Drake was one of many artists who had their YouTube accounts hacked over the weekend, which led to a "Not Like Us" ambush. By Alexander Cole July 27, 2026