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Music Drake Catches "Not Like Us" Stray From MLB On FOX After World Series Kendrick Lamar fans and a few other parties have seemingly forgotten that Drake has no role in the Toronto Blue Jays other than fandom. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Desiigner Has Stunned Listeners Comparing Him To Conway The Machine After Debuting New Sound When Desiigner first burst onto the scene, fans compared him to Future. Now, those comparisons will no longer stand. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2025
Reviews Vybz Kartel Meets Toronto: Drake & OVO Roll Out The Red Carpet For The Worl' Boss A night celebrating legacy and legend, Toronto welcomed Vybz Kartel as one of their own, with help from Drake and OVO. By Aron A. October 28, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mercilessly Trolls Young Thug's Snitching & Top5's Stabbing Again Young Thug and Top5 both recently caught scathing shots from 6ix9ine, with the latter heatedly arguing with him during an Instagram Live. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Oliver "Power" Grant's Family Reveals His Cause Of Death Oliver "Power" Grant, who passed away last week, played an instrumental role in the foundation of Wu-Tang Clan. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Baby Keem's "Ca$ino" Has Strong First Week On Spotify Amid Sales Projections Baby Keem will embark on a tour for his new album "Ca$ino" later this year, which should be a very fun trek. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Clowns Yung Miami For Wanting A Man With $100 Million DJ Akademiks and Yung Miami have clashed online before, so we'll see if this $100 million debate elicits a response from Caresha. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Papoose Gives Final Word On 50 Cent's Claressa Shields Cheating Claims We doubt 50 Cent and Papoose's feud will end this easily, but the latter wants cheating rumors against his boo Claressa Shields to end. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music Cam’ron Admits He Never Planned To Follow Through On J. Cole Lawsuit During a recent episode of his podcast, Cam'ron confirmed that his lawsuit against J. Cole has officially been dropped. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music Cardi B Secures Major Win In Legal Battle Over “Enough (Miami)” In 2024, Cardi B was sued by Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, who accused her of copyright infringement. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music Takeoff's Murder Suspect Enlists High-Profile Lawyers Ahead Of Trial Patrick Xavier Clark recently got a date for the murder trial of Takeoff, who was fatally shot in Houston in 2022. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has No Sympathy For J. Cole's Explanation Of Kendrick Lamar Apology DJ Akademiks has been very critical of J. Cole in the past, especially in regards to his apology to Kendrick Lamar amid the Drake beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026