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Music Drake Finally Serves Kojo Menne Asamoah Amid UMG Legal Battle Drake alleges that Kojo Menne Asamoah played a major role in artificially inflating the success of Kendrick Lamar's hit, "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music Drake’s Touring Revenue Reaches Staggering New High Drake's Australian "Anita Max Win" tour reportedly raked in $30M, making it the highest-grossing rap tour in the continent's history. By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
Music Chris Brown Files Emergency Motion To Protect Personal Information In $90 Million Dog Attack Lawsuit Chris Brown has been battling this lawsuit involving his two ex-housekeepers since they filed back in 2021. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Addresses Disappointing Freestyle On Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" Stream Ab-Soul appeared on the "On The Radar" segment on Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" stream and underwhelmed. He went live to address it. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Relationships DDG & Rubi Rose: Looking Back At Their Relationship Timeline It seems both artists have moved on completely. By Demi Phillips January 23, 2024
Music Drake Has Fans Calling Him Petty After Trying To Stomp On J. Cole's Release Right around the release of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off," DJ Akademiks teased a new Drake snippet and many believe it was calculated. By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music Spotify Cracks Down On Botted Streams But Won't Reveal Which Artists They Punished The main narrative hip-hop fans associate with Spotify botting these days is the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef and its discourse offshoots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes Rare Public Appearance At Unexpected California Spot After wrapping up his massive "Grand National" tour with SZA and others, Kendrick Lamar might not pop out again for quite a while... By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Returns To Instagram With Cryptic Message Following Prison Release NBA YoungBoy was arrested in April of last year and hit with charges related to an alleged prescription drug fraud scheme. By Caroline Fisher April 27, 2025
Music Offset Blasts Finesse2tymes For Chiming In On Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Finesse2tymes recently made some shady comments about Offset, resulting in a heated back and forth online. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Explains His Mystery Diss On New Clipse Album Tyler The Creator knows how rowdy fans get with speculation, so he immediately clarified his standout bar on his Clipse feature. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music Max B Asks Method Man To Get Him A Job At New York Jets Game Method Man was working as a photographer during the New York Jets win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025