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Music J. Cole Claims "First Person Shooter" Was Originally A Drake & Kendrick Lamar Collab In many fans' eyes, Drake and J. Cole's 2023 "For All The Dogs" collaboration is what sparked Kendrick Lamar's disses in 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Politics Luigi Mangione Reveals He's Been Listening To Lil Durk In Jail Lil Durk is also currently residing behind bars as he continues to await trial in his alleged murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Alleged Drake Reference Track From Beam Causes Fan Debate Are fans justified in calling back to Kendrick Lamar's Beam reference on "euphoria" or is the Drake hate train going off the rails? By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Pretty Ricky: Where Are They Now? Several lineup changes later, and the OG four are back together. By Demi Phillips December 28, 2023
Music Offset Unveils Facial Injuries After Alleged Fight With Lil Tjay Offset is currently in the hospital recovering from a shooting that took place outside of a Florida casino earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Burna Boy Suggests He's Still Got Strong Beef With Davido During Livestream Burna Boy's recent appearance on a PlaqueBoyMax stream has fans wondering if Davido will respond to this shade. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025
TV A$AP Rocky Hits "SNL" Stage Amid Big Streaming Success For "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky's new album "Don't Be Dumb" is finally here, and it led to his biggest streaming day ever on Spotify amid other achievements. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Akademiks Premieres The Game & Drake Collab Off "The Documentary 3" Spoiler: It sounds fire. By Alexander Cole August 20, 2026
Music The Game Has A Challenge For Kendrick Lamar On New Gangsta Grillz Deluxe The Game has said a lot about Kendrick Lamar in recent years, but this new mention on his recent Gangsta Grillz expansion is respectful. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Drake's OVO Reportedly Hit With Lawsuit While Operating At A Major Loss This report about Drake's OVO joins another recent report about alleged talks to sell 50 percent of the company to Authentic Brands Group. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music Amber Rose Calls Billie Eilish The R Word For Denouncing Nicki Minaj "Who’s gives a f*ck… she’s r**arded," Amber said. By Tallie Spencer January 30, 2026
Music Kanye West Reportedly Bringing Out Major Guests For Mexico City Shows Kanye West is gearing up for two performances in Mexico City, which are set to destroy the previous attendance record set in 2019. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026