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Music Major Labels Reportedly Pressuring Streaming Platforms To Raise Prices Per the Financial Times, Spotify announced that they will raise the prices for their United States subscriptions in 2026's first quarter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music Joe Budden Dragged For Comments On Megan Thee Stallion's "Call Of Duty" Denial These alleged comments about Megan Thee Stallion on "The Joe Budden Podcast" are up for interpretation, but nonetheless divisive. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Police Reportedly Identify Second Suspect In d4vd & Celeste Rivas Case Reports named d4vd as a suspect in Celeste Rivas' death, although no official documentation has come out to support this at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Politics Democratic Party References "Not Like Us" To Blast Donald Trump's Jeffery Epstein Controversy Many fans have speculated that this will help Drake's defamation case against UMG for releasing the Kendrick Lamar diss track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2025
Music Clipse Take The Stage At The 2025 ESPYs Amid New Album Buzz Clipse unleashed their first album in over 15 years earlier this month, and so far, it's been a major success. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music SZA Promptly Claps Back At Nicki Minaj For Putting TDE Punch On Blast SZA and Nicki Minaj weren't known to have issues prior to this exchange, but the latter went too far in the TDE artist's eyes. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2025
Music Skepta Fires First In UK Rappers Vs. American Rappers Rap Battle With Joyner Lucas Diss Track, "Friendly Fire" Skepta’s UK vs USA rap battle comments have sparked responses by Joyner Lucas, ASAP Rocky, Maiya The Don, and more. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Is Eligible For RIAA Diamond Certification Kendrick Lamar is continuing to reach new sales milestones with last year's hit Drake diss track, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Blesses Couple With $25K For Their Baby’s Heart Transplant Over the weekend, 6ix9ine announced that he used his wealth to help out two families in need, leaving them in awe. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026
Music Foolio's Murder Trial Is Underway As All Four Men Face Death Penalty After nearly two full years since Foolio's passing, the rapper's murder trial is getting off the ground as officials narrow down the jury. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs To Allegedly Appear In GTA VI, And We Have The Details "GTA VI" promises to be the biggest game ever made, and on Wednesday, some exclusive information was revealed involving Freddie Gibbs. By Alexander Cole April 09, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Defends Satirical Jay-Z Conspiracy Tweet Amid Pushback From DJ Akademiks Recently, DJ Vlad took to Twitter to mock some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Jay-Z, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2026