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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 NBA YoungBoy Goes Off On NLE Choppa In "Zero IQ Freestyle" Diss Track This new NBA YoungBoy track also takes general aim at his haters and romantic issues, and we'll see when NLE Choppa (now The Great) responds. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Biggie Smalls' Son CJ Wallace Sues Publicist For Diddy Sexual Assault Claim Jonathan Hay initially sued CJ Wallace and Diddy anonymously, claiming CJ lured him to a place where Sean Combs sexually assaulted him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Drake Proclaims "It's Still Personal" In Post Flexing His Years Of Success Whether this is an "ICEMAN" tease, a message to his haters, or just another random photo dump, Drake had something to get off his chest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Claimed Megan Thee Stallion Wasn't A "Vulnerable Victim" In Appeal Tory Lanez and his legal team unsuccessfully tried to overturn his conviction and prison sentence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Jay-Z's Alleged Son's Godmother Officially Files To Reopen Paternity Suit Given that Lillie Coley's legal action against Jay-Z was recently dismissed with prejudice, we will see if this motion leads to consequences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Drake Doubles Down On UMG Claims In "Not Like Us" Appeal Statement Drake's dismissed lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's diss track and UMG's alleged defamatory practices is a big narrative leading up to "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Joe Budden Responds To Folks Blaming Him For Rory Amid Old Tweets Drama "The Joe Budden Podcast" reacted to Rory's alleged racist tweets, criticizing his "dismissive" response in the immediate aftermath. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Rory Responds To Twitter Spaces Backlash For Addressing Racist Tweets Rory has been getting dragged for old tweets and reposts speaking negatively about Black women, and his initial response also caused a stir. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Growing Up With G Herbo: From "Welcome To Fazoland" To "Greatest Rapper Alive" & "Lil Herb" "Lil Herb" is the type of drill maturation that, unfortunately, isn't documented enough. By Aron A. November 15, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Blasts "Clout-Chasing" Joyner Lucas For Not Understanding Lawsuit DJ Vlad is suing Joyner Lucas for copyright infringement, a move the rapper absolutely eviscerated online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Drake Reportedly Drops Longtime Agent That Also Represents Kendrick Lamar Drake worked with Brent Smith at Wasserman Music for over ten years, and Kendrick Lamar's role in this split is a subject of speculation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025