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Music Peter Rosenberg Gleefully Responds To Drake's Civil RICO Class Action Lawsuit Peter Rosenberg is not a fan of Drake these days, so you can imagine his reaction to the rapper's Civil RICO Lawsuit. By Alexander Cole January 02, 2026
Music 50 Cent Eviscerates Rick Ross For A Second Time Over Low Album Sales 50 Cent cannot stop clowning on Rick Ross, and on Tuesday morning, he took aim at the rapper's low album sales. By Alexander Cole August 04, 2026
Music Young Thug Clarifies Role In Securing Brian Steel For Lil Durk's Trial Young Thug is speaking out after a report suggested that he was not financially contributing to Lil Durk's legal defense. By Alexander Cole September 02, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Mom Hints That He's Coming Home "Soon" YNW Melly has been behind bars since 2019, when authorities arrested him for the alleged double-murder of YMW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Quavo Speaks Out Amid Low Album Sales And Claps Back At A Fan Quavo recently took to X with a few comments amid low album sales for "QROMELIFE," and the fans let him have it. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2026
Pop Culture Breaking Down Cardi B's Beef With Plus-Size Fashion Influencer Samyra Their feud started with fatphobia accusations and resurfaced when Samyra objected to Cardi B working with Old Navy. By Erika Marie September 04, 2026
Music Drake Sports A New Look While Dropping Another Trademark IG Caption Drake always knows how to stir up excitement on his social media, and this latest caption coupled with his new hairdo is doing the trick. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025
Music LaRussell Provides More Context For His Controversial Lil Wayne Comments LaRussell said during a podcast that after he grew up, he came to the conclusion that Lil Wayne doesn't have much substance in his music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Admits He Paid Big Bank To Interview Him During Sit-Down 6ix9ine and Big Bank challenged each other on snitching allegations, hip-hop beefs, and loyalty debates during their new interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Bail Request Gets Support From Jay-Z, J. Cole, & Michael Rubin Further, the victim's mother reportedly says her family doesn't object to Lil Durk receiving bond, despite previously filing a wrongful death lawsuit. By Erika Marie October 27, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Advises Drake To Push "Iceman" Back Amid Industry Struggles With the developments revolving around botting and YouTube/Billboard's disagreement, DJ Akademiks doesn't think Drake should drop yet. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Sports Jay-Z's Super Bowl Confirmation Draws Shade From Akademiks Questions about possible guest appearances have already surfaced, with Akademiks suggesting Jay-Z needs more than famous friends. By Erika Marie October 20, 2026