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Music Claressa Shields Claims She’d Drop 50 Cent Lawsuit If He Boxed Papoose Last month, Claressa Shields threatened to take legal action against 50 Cent because he accused her of cheating on Papoose. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Reportedly Attending White House Correspondents' Dinner Nicki Minaj is going to continue her support of Donald Trump and his presidency this weekend at the Correspondents' Dinner. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music D4vd Isolated From Other Inmates In L.A. County Jail Authorities arrested D4vd and charged him with the alleged murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, last week. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Gets Key Update After "PROJECT BOT" Toronto Explosion DJ Akademiks has been front and center for updates on Drake's new album "ICEMAN," which the "PROJECT BOT" Toronto explosion is leading to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Young Thug Calls Out N3on Over Suggestive Iggy Azalea Lyrics During a recent livestream with N3on, Young Thug made his loyalty to his collaborator Playboi Carti apparent. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2026
Music Anthony Fantano Claims "ICEMAN" Is Dropping Tonight, And No One Believes Him Anthony Fantano had Twitter lit up on Wednesday night after making the claim that Drake's "ICEMAN" was dropping on Friday. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2026
Music Wack 100 Claims NBA YoungBoy Won’t “Pull A Lil Durk” Over Ben10 NBA Ben10 was recently shot at a restaurant in Houston after a fight allegedly broke out over some chains. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Weighs In On Pusha T-Quentin Miller Ghostwriting Allegations The Quentin Miller-Pusha T ghostwriting allegations have DJ Akademiks speaking out, while speaking on the Drake hypocrisy. By Alexander Cole April 13, 2026
Sports DJ Akademiks Rips J Cole Apart For His Rough CBA Debut DJ Akademiks has been hypercritical of J Cole lately and he's especially not holding back after a rough debut in the CBA. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Jozzy Claims Jack Harlow Asked To Omit Her Credit From Their Collaboration Jozzy's claims emerged before Jack Harlow dropped his "Say Hello" music video this week, which stirred the pot for his hat choice. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's Lawyer Slams The Evidence Used To Arrest Him Pooh Shiesty's lawyer, Bradford Cohen, addressed the media shortly after him and his client appeared in court for his bond hearing. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Hip-Hop's Billboard Drought Continues 9 Months After Drake Dropped "What Did I Miss?" Drake will likely end the drought when he releases his next studio album, "Iceman," although there's still no release date. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026