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Music Lupe Fiasco's Latest Comments Have Fans Thinking He's Jealous Of Kendrick Lamar Lupe Fiasco has a long history of speaking critically about Kendrick Lamar, which he attributes to the media always bringing K.Dot up to him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music Drake Takes Dennis Graham To The Club For Father's Day Drake and his father Dennis Graham had some fun over the weekend alongside Chubbs at a nightclub in Houston. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026
Music Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's "New Body" Appears To Have An Ice Spice Feature Now Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign never got to release "New Body" with Nicki Minaj's verse. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Mourns Death Of His 10-Month-Old Granddaughter Codi Snoop Dogg's daughter Cori Broadus shared the heartbreaking news that her daughter Codi passed away after a NICU stay. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Reveals Why He Believes He Could've Cured His Father Of AIDS Kevin Gates got vulnerable during his recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," opening up about past abuse, his father's death, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music 50 Cent & Netflix Sued By Former Sex Worker Over Diddy Docuseries A former sex worker named Clayton Howard alleges that his story was misrepresented in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Gets Emotional As He Learns His Fifth Great-Grandfather Was Enslaved Wiz Khalifa recently joined Henry Louis Gates Jr. for an episode of "Finding Your Roots," where he learned about his family's history. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Lil Durk Freed From Solitary Confinement After Five-Month Stint Roughly five months ago, Lil Durk was placed in solitary confinement for allegedly having an Apple Watch in prison. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Sneakers DDG Calls Soulja Boy's New Sneaker Line Trash On Social Media DDG publicly criticized Soulja Boy's new sneaker line "Soulja Boy Drip Co." calling the shoes trash on social media sparking debate. By Ben Atkinson January 13, 2026
Music Diddy & Cassie’s Former Escort Studying Law Amid Legal Battle A former escort named Clayton Howard accuses Diddy and Cassie of sex trafficking, giving him an STD, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Cam’ron Fires Back After Jim Jones Calls Him “Soft” Amid Bronx Cold Wave Cam'ron recently took to Instagram to shade Jim Jones, suggesting that his former friend may have fallen on hard times. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music TMZ's Harvey Levin Has Bad News For Drake As Lawyers Seek To Appeal UMG Verdict Drake recently had his defamation lawsuit against UMG thrown out, and to make matters worse, he is getting bad news from Harvey Levin. By Alexander Cole October 16, 2025