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Pop Culture Lil Baby Performs At Quality Control Founder's Daughter's Sweet Sixteen Lil Baby performed at Journey's sweet sixteen party. By Lavender Alexandria September 11, 2023
Pop Culture Drake Will Reflect On "Degrassi" Days In Documentary At Forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival Drake appeared on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" for over 100 episodes and began to blossom into the star we know him as today. By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Music Rapper Uses Drake's "Back To Back" To Diss Netflix In Viral Clip Malcolm Whyz3 voiced his frustrations with Netflix's recent changes by remixing Drake's "Back to Back." By Cole Blake August 09, 2023
Music Russ Roasts XXL For Forgetting He Performed At The Pyramids Russ went off on the publication on Twitter. By Caroline Fisher July 13, 2023
Music Trina Defends Beyonce Praise, Insists She's The "Queen Of Rap" "I said what I said," Trina notes. By Caroline Fisher December 28, 2023
Politics Kanye West Upsets Veterans In Italy Over Nazi Comments Amid Concert Rumors This isn't the first time that Italian citizens have allegedly spoken out against the Chicago rapper during his stay there. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2023
Music YNW Melly Once Again Denied Bond As New Trial Date Approaches Melly won't be allowed home before the start of his trial in October. By Lavender Alexandria September 22, 2023
Music Nipsey Hussle's Friend Cowboy On Eric Holder's 60-Year Sentence: "Justice Was Definitely Served" "He got all this time but it’s not going to bring Nipsey back," Cowboy said after Eric Holder was sentenced to 60 years in prison. By Aron A. February 23, 2023
Music Lil Nas X Confirms Bipolar Diagnosis, Reveals If New Music Is Coming Following an arrest last Summer, Lil Nas X shied away from the limelight, but now, he is back with an update on his life. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Jokes About “Baby Number Four” While Celebrating Fashion Icon Award Win A$AP Rocky is clearly enjoying life as a dad. By Tallie Spencer November 06, 2025
Music Lil Pump Trashes Lil Tracy As The SoundCloud Era Debate Rages On Lil Pump was one of the biggest rappers in the world in 2017, and now, he is going off about his place in the music world. By Alexander Cole February 25, 2026
Music Cardi B Adds On More Dates To The "Little Miss Drama Tour" Cardi B announced her first-ever headlining tour earlier this month, while also reaffirming that her latest pregnancy won't impact things. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025