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Music Drake Takes A Swipe At Jay-Z And Roc Nation Drake hosted a Kick livestream last night to give away $1 million for Stake's nine-year anniversary, and dissed Jay-Z, Roc Nation, and others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Flashes Trump Gold Card, Suggests She Fast-Tracked U.S. Citizenship An old post in which Nicki Minaj admitted to being an illegal immigrant recently resurfaced amid backlash for her support for Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music Rick Ross Sends Drake A Peace Offering: "I Don't Want To See You Lose" Rick Ross was one of many artists who dissed Drake in 2024 following years of collaboration and camaraderie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music Blueface Gets His Las Vegas Strip Ban Lifted But There's A Catch Blueface was able to dodge a 2-5-year prison sentence stemming from this Las Vegas strip club shooting that occurred in October 2022. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Tsu Surf Released From Prison After Over Three Years In 2023, Tsu Surf pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2026
Music Chris Brown & Usher Will Embark On "Raymond & Brown" Joint Tour Usher and Chris Brown have been working together a lot as of late, and we now know what these link-ups will lead to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Verzuz Gears Up For B2K & Pretty Ricky By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
Music Takeoff's Alleged Killer Seeks To Examine Bullets Ahead Of Trial Patrick Xavier Clark stands accused of killing Takeoff in November of 2022, and on November 5, he will finally stand trial. By Alexander Cole September 15, 2026
Music Drake Is Reportedly On Pace To Achieve Hip-Hop's Biggest Streaming Year Ever Drake might make this hypothetical streaming achievement even more significant if he drops "ICEMAN" later in 2026. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Jack Harlow's Neo-Soul Album Has Fans Divided Jack Harlow ended a three-year hiatus with "Monica" today and a lot of folks have been caught off guard by the sonic and stylistic switch up. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Music PartyNextDoor "PND 4": 5 Things We Want Ahead of his highly-anticipated fourth album, here are five things we want from PARTYNEXTDOOR’s "PND 4." By Wyatt Westlake March 19, 2024
Music Daddy Yankee Dedicates His Life To Christianity Amid Retirement From Music "This is the end of one chapter and the beginning of a brand new one," Daddy Yankee says. By Caroline Fisher December 06, 2023