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Music DJ Envy Fires Back At Nicki Minaj’s Blackballing Allegations Back in 2023, Nicki Minaj accused DJ Envy of "blackballing" her over a dispute she had with DJ Self years earlier. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music Drake & Yeat Tease “Dog House” In ICEMAN Episode 3 Drake and Yeat has formed a mutual respect among each other as Yeat performed Drizzy “No Feels” at Coachella. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 04, 2025
Relationships Ice Spice Sparks Sauce Gardner Breakup Rumors After Lunch Date With Diamant Blazi Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner met while recording episode of LeBron James' HBO show, "The Shop," back in 2024. By Cole Blake August 22, 2025
Music UMG Issues Scathing Motion To Dismiss Drake's Defamation Lawsuit UMG and Drake have been locked in a fiery legal battle since the Toronto rapper accused them of defamation in January. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Music Drake's Mansion Hosts Yeat & EsDeeKid For "Made It On Our Own" Music Video Considering Drake's collaborations with Yeat and his love for U.K. hip-hop, seeing EsDeeKid at The Embassy is no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Young Thug Claims Hip-Hop Is In A “Weird” Place After Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef According to Young Thug, hip-hop has definitely seen better days, and artists need to "take it to the next level." By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music Dame Dash Assets Approved For Auction As Financial Fallout Continues Dash originally filed for bankruptcy back in September, citing unpaid taxes, child support, legal judgments, and more. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music Joe Budden Addresses Melyssa Ford Ozempic Speculation Joe Budden said he didn't appreciate the secrecy. By Tallie Spencer February 06, 2026
Music Memphis Rapper C Money Killed In Chaotic Shootout C Money's girlfriend, Kya Smith, has launched a GoFundMe page to help financially support the late rapper's family. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Previews New Song In Latest Trailer For Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" A$AP Rocky will be starring alongside Denzel Washington in Spike Lee's newest film, "Highest 2 Lowest," which hits theaters this month. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music JID Ducks Question About Being On J. Cole's "The Fall–Off," Fans Hope He's Trolling J. Cole's "The Fall–Off" is one of the most anticipated albums of the decade, and his Dreamville partner JID refuses to spoil its surprises. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Ray Vaughn Reveals Kanye West Ghosted Him When He Was Trying To Make It Big Ray Vaughn and Kanye West were able to meet face to face, but the universe and TDE had different plans for the Long Beach native. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025