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Music D4vd Slammed For Allegedly “Messing With” 13-Year-Old In Eerie Resurfaced TikTok Comment Social media sleuths continue to question the nature of D4vd's alleged relationship with Celeste Rivas, the deceased teen found in his Tesla. By Caroline Fisher September 22, 2025
Music Quality Control's P Denies Young Thug's Claims About Lil Baby's QC Deal Young Thug claimed Lil Baby refused to do business without Quality Control's CEO in the room, and that Pierre Thomas didn't return the favor. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 31, 2025
Music Peter Rosenberg Jokes That Ebro Should Sue Drake Over “Threatening” DMs Recently, Ebro Darden leaked some of his DMs with Drake on his new show with Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Politics Jesse Jackson Never Underestimated Hip-Hop’s Power As long as hip-hop continues to articulate the frustrations and hopes of marginalized communities, it will carry echoes of Jesse Jackson’s voice. By Aron A. February 24, 2026
Music Drake Calls Out NFR Podcast For Criticizing Justin Bieber's "Where Are U Now" The move comes as Drake is still at work on his next studio album, "Iceman," which fans expect to be releasing soon. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music SZA Recalls How She And LUCKI Used To Live Together While Congratulating His Rise While SZA and LUCKI are quite distinct artistically, they occupy similarly beloved and all-encompassing spaces in their fields. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Drake Proves He's A Real "ICEMAN" By Showing Off His Hockey Skills It seems unlikely that "ICEMAN" will come out before the year is over, which means that 2026 is likely Drake's to take over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music Lil Baby Shocks Fans With New Ink After Previously Dismissing Tattoos Lil Baby does have an upcoming album to roll out very soon, so maybe this is part of a big public image change. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's Canceled & Security-Heavy Shows Get Explanations A few NBA YoungBoy shows have been canceled, namely in Chicago and in Atlanta. Its New Orleans concert hopes to avoid similar circumstances. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music The Tragic Murder Of Lil Durk’s Brother DThang Remains A Mystery After Four Years Lil Durk's brother Dontay "DThang" Banks Jr. was fatally shot outside of a Harvey, Il strip club back in 2021. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Seemingly Responds To Young Thug's Disrespect In Leaked Clip Trippie Redd isn't interested in beef with Young Thug or anyone else in what he calls a fake and individualistic industry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music Ex-Destiny's Child Member Farrah Franklin Wants In On Future Reunions The oft-forgotten Farrah Franklin. By Devin Ch April 21, 2018