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Music Drake Ruthlessly Clowned By Social Media Users After UMG Lawsuit Gets Dismissed Judge Jeannette Vargas has dismissed Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's hit, "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Chris Bosh Reveals He Almost Died Six Months Ago Chris Bosh has dealt with some harrowing health issues as of late, and recently, he came clean about almost dying. By Alexander Cole August 03, 2026
Music Migos Explain What "Straightenin" Actually Means Migos troll James Corden while trying to explain the concept of "straightenin." By Joshua Robinson July 07, 2021
Music The Weeknd Explains Dark Meaning Of "Blinding Lights" The Weeknd explains that his hit single "Blinding Lights" is actually about drunk driving and being blinded by the traffic lights, clarifying that he does not promote driving under the influence. By Alex Zidel August 25, 2020
Music Eminem Jokes About His Songs With Jessie Reyez Eminem and Jessie Reyez keep singing about abusive situations in their collaborations, including on the recent "Coffin." By Alex Zidel March 27, 2020
Original Content Who Is Baka Not Nice? Everything You Need To Know Baka Not Nice is who he is, but who is he? By Mitch Findlay October 17, 2017
Original Content J. Cole & Lil Pump Interview: Key Takeaways A breakdown of the most unexpected interview of the year. By Karlton Jahmal May 27, 2018
Music Ashanti Concert Gets Canceled After Selling 24 Tickets Ashanti was replacing Teyana Taylor. By Karlton Jahmal October 20, 2018
Music Quality Control’s “Stripper Bowl” Brought In Over $3 Million For Dancers QC made it rain big time at the "Stripper Bowl" this past Sunday. By Kevin Goddard February 07, 2019
Music JID's Reaction To Kendrick Lamar's Grammy Win Goes Viral JID went up against Kendrick Lamar in two categories at the Grammys. They included "Best Rap Album" and "Best Melodic Rap Performance." By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Drake Is Dropping Three Albums Tonight: "Habibti," "Maid of Honour, & "ICEMAN" Drake just revealed to the world that he will be dropping three albums tonight, instead of just the originally planned "ICEMAN." By Alexander Cole May 14, 2026
Music Drake, Eminem & More Among Spotify’s Most-Streamed Rappers Ever Spotify recently released lists of the most-streamed artists, songs, albums, and more in honor of the 20th anniversary of its launch. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026