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Music Rick Ross Pressured To Make His Car Show Wheelchair Accessible Under Lawsuit Scrutiny Rick Ross will be hosting another car show in Fayetteville, Georgia on June 7th, but this time there will be changes. By Cole Blake April 03, 2025
Music Joe Budden's Friend Reveals Why Drake's Melyssa Ford Merch Links To His Patreon Page The "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" merch drop was the latest in a series of jabs Drake has made against Joe Budden over the years. By Cole Blake April 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Makes Beats Live During DJ Akademiks Stream According to a tweet by DJ Akademiks, Kanye West plans to drop a new album at some point today called "WW3." By Caroline Fisher April 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Claps Back After Fan Calls Him A “White Edgelord” Kanye West is even getting mad at his own fans on social media after his controversial antics continued on Wednesday. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music Melyssa Ford Demands That Drake Send A "F*cking Check" For Using Image Of Her On His "NOKIA" Merch Drake is selling a $220 hoodie with a throwback picture of Meylssa Ford on the back which he apparently didn't ask her permission for. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Heads To Trial Against Ex-Manager Over Major Contract Dispute Chance The Rapper labeled his former manager "disgruntled" in a new statement addressing the upcoming trial. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music Joe Budden Reacts To Drake Putting Melyssa Ford On New “NOKIA” Hoodie At first, the web address featured on Drake's new Melyssa Ford hoodie redirected to "The Joe Budden Podcast" Patreon page. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025
Music Judge Shoots Down UMG’s Motion To Stay Discovery In Drake Lawsuit Earlier this month, UMG filed a motion to stay discovery in Drake's lawsuit, alleging he was trying to obtain sensitive internal documents. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025
Music Orlando Brown Threatens To Sue Chow Lee For Sampling Him On Hit Song, "Ms. Beautiful V" Orlando Brown wants to earn a "dollar a view" for Chow Lee's viral music video, which has racked up millions of streams. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Pop Culture The Weeknd Shares Intense Second Look At His "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Film The Weeknd may have left a sour taste in fans' mouths after "The Idol," but the emotional range in this trailer is quite impressive. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Eligible For Gold Certification Just Three Weeks After Release With Playboi Carti having a strong first week of sales and staying atop the charts for consecutive weeks, it seems "MUSIC" is here to stay. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Cardi B Gives Fans A Huge Update On Her Long-Awaited Album Fans have been waiting on a sophomore album from Cardi B since the release of 2018's "Invasion of Privacy." By Cole Blake April 01, 2025