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Music Joe Budden Gets Revenge On Drake After UMG Lawsuit's Dismissal At this point, it's unclear whether Drake and Joe Budden's beef is just for laughs or if they really still hate each other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial Delayed Once Again Authorities have accused Lil Durk of allegedly orchestrating the attempted murder of Quando Rondo back in 2022. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Future's Squeaky "The Real Me" Track "2018" Draws Hilarious Fan Reactions "2018" is one of the standout cuts on Future's new album "The Real Me," but more so for its meme potential than for universal praise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2026
Music Fans Think Drake Mocked A$AP Rocky's Facial Scar While Vibing To "Burning Bridges" Drake was at the NOCTA Manor Party on Tuesday evening, and some believe he took a shot at A$AP Rocky during it. By Alexander Cole July 22, 2026
Music Drake’s Reign At #1 On Billboard 200 Could End Next Week Drake's "ICEMAN" might slip from the top spot of the Billboard 200. By Aron A. June 17, 2026
Viral Drake Trolls Kai Cenat On "Mafiathon 3" Stream Over "ICEMAN" Criticism Kai Cenat laughed at Drake's cheekiness, and Drizzy's gifted subs to Kai's "Mafiathon 3" stream shows they're just having fun. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Predicts A Sweeping Federal Investigation Will Occur Following Spotify Bot Lawsuit Spotify is currently facing a federal class action lawsuit for allegedly allowing artists to benefit from "billions" of botted streams. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Concert In Istanbul Might Be The Biggest Stadium Show Ever Could Ye break Zach Bryan's record? By Aron A. May 29, 2026
Music Sauce Walka Alleges Drake Has Been Spending Boatloads Of Cash On Women In Houston Sauce Walka has not been particularly fond of Drake this week, and now, according to DJ Akademiks, he is leveling big-time accusations. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2026
Music NLE Choppa Disses Pooh Shiesty & NBA YoungBoy After Pooh's Alleged Insults NLE Choppa accused NBA YoungBoy and Pooh Shiesty of biting his style after Shiesty allegedly called Choppa "gay" on a leaked call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Music Kanye West "In Whose Name" Documentary Director Says New Cut Will "Change Everything" Nico Ballesteros, the director of the new Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name," says that a new cut will be made available for streaming. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Drake's Sound Engineer Reveals Original Tracklists For "ICEMAN," "HABIBTI" & "MAID OF HONOUR" Fans wonder what could have been. By Tallie Spencer June 04, 2026