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Music Drake Scores Major Legal Win As Photographer Abandons “What Did I Miss?” Lawsuit In November, Drake was sued by Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti, who accused him of copyright infringement. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Politics Don Lemon Fires Back At Nicki Minaj's "Disgusting" Homophobic Rant Nicki Minaj was furious with Don Lemon for covering a controversial anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in Minneapolis. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Diddy Secures Backing From Law Professors In Battle To Appeal Sentence Multiple university professors have reportedly argued that Judge Arun Subramanian subjected Diddy to an unfair sentence given a mixed verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music 50 Cent Can't Stop Laughing Over Ja Rule's Cheesy Greek Restaurant Commercial It feels like 50 Cent is going to troll Ja Rule until he's six feet under as it feels like he's got unlimited dirt on his mortal enemy. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Previews Lil Durk & Drake Collaboration Lil Durk put out his latest album, "Deep Thoughts," back on March 28, but the collaboration with Drake wasn't included. By Cole Blake May 04, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Calls DJ Akademiks To Clear The Air Snoop Dogg says he wants to bring people together. By Cole Blake January 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Deludedly Calls His Nazi Embrace His "Most Unbelievable Accomplishment" Kanye West recently tried to set up another interview with Joe Rogan, but Joe told him on Twitter that he was talking to an impersonator. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Wonders If LeBron James Is Back On The “Drake Train” After Puzzling Post Just a few weeks ago, Drake seemingly threw shade at LeBron James during a stop on his "Anita Max Win" tour. By Caroline Fisher March 06, 2025
Songs Mondaii Drops “Swet” Summer Anthem For Letting Go & Moving Free Mondaii returns with his new single “Swet,” bringing dance-floor energy on a track about freedom, movement, & self-love. By Erika Marie April 26, 2025
Sports Antonio Brown Questions LeBron James’ Reaction To Kevin Gates Dissing Savannah Then Attending Lakers Game Some social media users are comparing LeBron James' tiff with Kevin Gates to his feud with Stephen A Smith. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Defends Kendrick Lamar Mocking Drake On The "Grand National Tour" Kendrick Lamar appeared to poke fun at Drake for filing a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Debuts Brand New Verse Over Baby Keem's "family ties" During Tour While Baby Keem has been working hard on his next moves, Kendrick Lamar kept their big collab alive with a fresh set of bars on the road. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025