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Music Drake Continues To Outclass His Opponents With Massive Spotify Streaming Numbers Not only do Drake fans have a new PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album to listen to, but they're revisiting his catalog ahead of the next project. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Acts Oblivious When Asked About COVID Relief Fraud Allegations According to "Business Insider," Lil Wayne received a staggering $8.9 million from a pandemic relief program. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025
Music Cam'Ron Claims Kanye West Has Been "Bizarre" For Years Cam'Ron and Kanye West helped build Roc-A-Fella's legacy in the 2000s with classics like "Oh Boy" and "Jesus Walk." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 10, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Explains How He Baited Lil Durk Into Going To Jail 6ix9ine continuously told Lil Durk to "slide for Von" and now, the rapper wants to take credit for Durk's arrest. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Asks Cordae The Tough Questions About "Crossroads" In Young Money Radio Season 3 Debut Cordae's new album, Crossroads, features the Lil Wayne collaboration "Back on the Road." Cordae has defended his album since it's debut. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 06, 2025
Music Mike Dean Confirms He's On Good Terms With Travis Scott Fans were heavily speculating that Mike Dean had some sort of issue with Travis Scott when the latter dropped "Jackboys 2." By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj's Proud Support Of Donald Trump Is Dividing The Barbz Nicki Minaj's unapologetic backing of Donald Trump in recent months is putting her loyal fan base in a weird predicament. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Labels Herself Donald Trump’s “Number One Fan” Today, Nicki Minaj spoke at the Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, D.C., where she commended Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Maino Trolls DJ Akademiks For Getting Slapped By Lil Baby's Team DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby after claiming that a member of his team slapped him last weekend. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Politics Drake's Dad Dennis Graham Defends "ICEMAN" Title Amid Recent Shootings Renee Good and Alex Pretti's deaths at the hands of ICE and USBP have caused debates around Drake's "ICEMAN," which Dennis Graham questioned. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Drops Petty Video Of Latto As 21 Savage Tensions Escalate Fivio Foreign claimed he wasn't going to egg on 21 Savage any further, but he couldn't help himself by roping Latto into their beef. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music Trey Songz Hits Kansas City Police Department With Lawsuit Over 2021 Arrest Back in 2021, Trey Songz was arrested at the AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026