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Music Faith Evans Hit With Major Lawsuit Over The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mother’s Estate The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace, passed away back in February at the age of 72. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music Lil Durk Leaves DJ Akademiks Stunned With Unforeseen Phone Call From Behind Bars DJ Akademiks has previously interviewed Lil Durk and extensively covered the rapper's murder-for-hire allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Cassie Accuses Clayton Howard Of Threats & Harassment In new court documents, Cassie hopes a judge will keep former male escort Clayton Howard from speaking about her and his lawsuit. By Erika Marie June 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Jay-Z's Diss Targets Don't Care About His Freestyle DJ Akademiks continues to blast Jay-Z's Roots Picnic freestyle, arguing Drake, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and others aren't worried about Hov. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2026
Music Drake's Sound Engineer Reveals Original Tracklists For "ICEMAN," "HABIBTI" & "MAID OF HONOUR" Fans wonder what could have been. By Tallie Spencer June 04, 2026
Music Ebro Believes Jay-Z Just Gave Drake A Stimulus Package Jay-Z had some bars for Drake during the Roots Picnic over the weekend, and Ebro had a lot to say about the situation. By Alexander Cole June 01, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Whether Or Not Drake's "Janice STFU" Is Really A Joe Budden Diss Track A viral video had some feeling as though Drake's "Janice STFU" was a Joe Budden diss track, and now, DJ Akademiks has the truth. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music YG Reveals Release Date For New Album "The Gentlemen's Club" YG is one of the biggest West Coast artists in the world, and he is looking to come through for the fans with "The Gentlemen's Club." By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Tech Nicki Minaj Shares More Footage From Her Visit To Elon Musk's Starbase While Nicki Minaj got backlash for praising Elon Musk, she was quick to double down and remind fans that starships are, indeed, meant to fly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Relationships 21 Savage Shares Photo Of His & Latto’s Newborn Baby In Arsenal Gear It's been a big weekend for 21 Savage. By Aron A. May 21, 2026
Music Rick Ross Calls Drake’s “ICEMAN” Horrendous: “Lost An Hour Of Their Life” PBD is a numbers guy but Rozay isn’t convinced that the numbers are real. By Aron A. May 21, 2026
Music Adin Ross Drags Anthony Fantano For Making Fun Of Drake's "ICEMAN" Bar Drake referenced Adin Ross to diss Rick Ross on his new album "ICEMAN," which Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop wasn't a fan of at all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026