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Music Charlamagne Tha God Speaks On "How White Drake Is" For Barking At Pinkchyu Charlamagne Tha God clowned Drake for barking at Pinkchyu during his recent livestream, calling her a "Hot Topic chick." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2026
Music Diddy Accuses Lil Rod Of Hiring Sex Workers & Taking Drugs On His Own Diddy has filed counterclaims against Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones' $30 million sexual assault lawsuit, accusing him of defamation and theft. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Music Chris Brown Challenges $13M Dog Attack Verdict Due To Rihanna Reference In Court Chris Brown's former housekeeper's attorney made him reference his 2009 conviction for assaulting Rihanna, which he believes swayed the jury. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 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 Joe Budden Wants Drake To Drop A Jay-Z Diss Track "The Joe Budden Podcast" debated about Jay-Z's 2026 moves and whether or not Drake can gain more respect after the Kendrick Lamar battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Music Lil Durk Trial's Prosecutors Ask Judge To Seal Witness List Prosecutors in the Lil Durk case reportedly indicated they have 35 witnesses ready to testify, with 20 of them being key to the trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Music Is Drake Tarnishing His Legacy By Streaming On Kick? On the new HNHH livestream, we discussed Drake's Stake stream, Kanye West's concerts, Meg and YB's interviews, and hip-hop's 53rd birthday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Music Drake's Stake Lawsuit In New Mexico In Limbo After Virginia Arbitration Ruling The lawsuit involving Drake and Stake in New Mexico is facing opposing proposals in court following the defendants' previous victories. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Streetwear Drake Receives A One-Of-One Rolex Daytona From Rolex Rolex gifted Drake a one-of-one 'Ice Gradient' Daytona to commemorate his record-breaking milestones throughout 2026. By Ben Atkinson August 15, 2026
Sneakers Chris Brown Laces Up The Air Jordan 7 "Miro" In Toronto Chris Brown wore the Air Jordan 7 "Miro" during a recent stop on The R&B Tour in Toronto, showing off the rare colorway on stage. By Ben Atkinson August 15, 2026
Music Man Convicted In Pop Smoke’s Murder Gets Four Years For Fentanyl Case Deijae Jester was sentenced to four years after guards intercepted fentanyl-laced pills during a juvenile hall visit. By Erika Marie August 14, 2026
Relationships Yung Miami Quietly Confirms She’s In A New Relationship After years of public scrutiny tied to Diddy, Yung Miami reveals she has been seeing someone for a while. By Erika Marie August 14, 2026