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Music Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz": Snoop Dogg, Mia X & More Draw Wild Takes The No Limit and Cash Money "Verzuz" wasn't without its drama on both sides, with Birdman and Mercedes causing separate firestorms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Drake Scolds DJ Akademiks For Not Congratulating Him On His Birthday DJ Akademiks definitely did celebrate Drake's birthday, but these cheeky jokes led to yet another "ICEMAN" tease. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Future Fans Debate First Day Spotify Streams For "The Real Me" Some fans were impressed by Future's first-day Spotify streams for his new album, whereas others think "The Real Me" flopped. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2026
Music Travis Scott Pelts Cameraman With Water Bottles During Live Show Travis Scott was among special performers at the Nike TOMA National Final's Amazon Music Night in New York City. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Allegedly Admitted To Violating Parole, As Lawyer Blasts Supervisor Allegations Pooh Shiesty's lawyer responded to claims that his client had an inappropriate relationship with his home confinement supervisor. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Reveals Why He Believes He Could've Cured His Father Of AIDS Kevin Gates got vulnerable during his recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," opening up about past abuse, his father's death, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music J. Cole Trademarked “The Fall-Off” Months Before Album Announcement J. Cole's long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," is slated for release on February 6 of this year. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Diddy & Cassie’s Former Escort Studying Law Amid Legal Battle A former escort named Clayton Howard accuses Diddy and Cassie of sex trafficking, giving him an STD, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music 50 Cent Once Again Finishes 2025 As New York's Top Rapper On YouTube 50 Cent will be celebrating New Year's Eve with three seperate performances before the clock strikes midnight. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music PlaqueBoyMax Jokingly Confronts Fivio Foreign Over Mafiathon 3 And Selling Weed With His Likeness PlaqueBoyMax and Fivio Foreign have been at odds since January, but it looks as if they are slowly making amends. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Fans Shocked By Preview Of New Guitar-Led Song Given the poor reception to Lil Wayne's last album "Tha Carter VI," maybe this rock-adjacent approach will fare better than it did in 2010. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Martin Shkreli Hit With Lawsuit Over Wu-Tang Clan's Secretive Album Martin Shkreli lost ownership of the album after being found guilty on two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy in 2017. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025