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Music Drake Honors Lil Wayne With New Profile Photo, Fans Wonder If It Signals Something Bigger Fans believe any little update might point to 'ICEMAN.' By Tallie Spencer March 12, 2026
TV Adin Ross Calls Doechii An Industry Plant And Other Unsavory Names During Vile Rant Adin Ross is known for being crass on his streams and if he doesn't like you, he is going to say the worst possible things about you. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Enjoys Australian Hike Amid Last "Grand National" Tour Shows Kendrick Lamar has been touring pretty much all year amid his "GNX" album and Drake-dissing hits, and it's wrapping up pretty soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Gives Birth: How Many Kids Does The Rapper Have? After conquering 2023’s mainstream rap scene, Sexyy Red welcomes her new baby! By Demi Phillips February 06, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Wishes Death On Rory While Crashing Out On Him & Mal Amid Rory's alleged racist old tweets controversy, DJ Akademiks posted pictures of him in public with his child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Is Eligible For RIAA Diamond Certification Kendrick Lamar is continuing to reach new sales milestones with last year's hit Drake diss track, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Calls Offset A “Rat” In Viral Interview Outside Of Jail Offset is recovering and doing "fine" after being shot at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida on Monday. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why Kanye West Would Beat Drake In “Verzuz” Despite being a massive fan of Drake, DJ Akademiks says Kanye West has more culture-defining songs to put him over the top. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music Big U's Son Allegedly Shot & Killed In Los Angeles The Los Angeles Police Department still hasn't confirmed whether a shooting victim is really Eugene "Big U" Henley's son. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Blasts "Punk" Peter Rosenberg After Cancelation Of "Ebro In The Morning" Peter Rosenberg fired back at DJ Vlad on X (formerly Twitter) for the remarks, but has since deleted the post. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
TV Wack 100 Calls Adin Ross Racist For Alleging That Kendrick Lamar Beat Whitney Alford Kendrick Lamar was accused of allegedly beating his now fiance Whitney Alford in 2014, and Wack 100 debated Adin Ross about it. By Alexander Cole November 06, 2025
Music Drake & Top5 Beef? A Brief History Of Their Relationship It appears that Top5 is no longer rocking with Drake. By Aron A. December 09, 2025