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Music Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging Drake Benefited From Spotify Bots RBX accused Spotify of allowing artists like Drake to benefit from bots, but now, a judge is throwing the case out. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Claims Diss Tracks Caused Grandmother's Heart Attack Davion Murphy was reportedly interrogated by law enforcement investigators about Foolio's diss tracks towards him and others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Young Thug Considers Signing Up-And-Coming Rapper Kamikazzz After Impressive Performance Young Thug recently ran into Florida rapper Kamikazzz at an event, and was blown away by the young artist's talent. By Caroline Fisher July 31, 2025
Music Yella Beezy Trial Puts Rap Lyrics Back At Center Of Courtroom Debate Prosecutors are pushing to admit Yella Beezy's lyrics as evidence, renewing debate over Rap music's role in criminal trials. By Erika Marie July 20, 2026
Music Diddy's Ex Assistant Alleges He Split Cassie's Head Open In Gruesome Attack Cassie previously provided witness testimony in the Diddy trial, detailing their alleged relationship dynamic and his alleged crimes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music GloRilla Seems To Suggest She Wants An Abortion Clinic Membership "Stop asking am I next y'all know what I do. I damn near got a membership at that place," the Memphis MC tweeted. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 15, 2023
Politics Willie D Joins Scarface In Municipal Politics, Runs For Houston City Council The Geto Boys are hoping to rock the vote in Houston, encompassing District B-to-D. By Devin Ch July 05, 2019
Music OG Maco's Family Releases Statement On His Passing The rapper passed away last night surrounded by his family. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2024
Music Nelly Makes Surprise Appearance At MGK Show After His Arrest: Watch Even MGK was shocked. By Elias Andrews August 13, 2024
Music Drake On Crutches After Rolling His Ankle On Vacation Drizzy explained what happened during a livestream that he had to do sitting down. By Lavender Alexandria December 18, 2023
Music Jeremy Hecht Claims DJ Akademiks Is Being Paid By Trump-Owned Truth Social DJ Akademiks clowned Jeremy Hecht for saying Drake should denounce the White House using "ICEMAN" as political propaganda. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music R. Kelly's World Tour Hasn't Been Canceled Yet As Promoters Wait On Court Case Promoters in Germany sent out an email to ticket holders letting them know the show is still on for now. By Erika Marie February 25, 2019