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Original Content Young Thug's YSL Records: From Blood Relatives To Life-Long Friends & More Learn more about each member of Young Thug's YSL Records through exclusive interviews with twelve of the artists on the label. By Alex Zidel August 20, 2021
Music Project Pat Explains "Knife Talk" Origins & Says Drake's Dad Is Untouchable In Memphis Project Pat says you'll get "flatlined" if you mess with Drake's dad in Memphis. By Alex Zidel September 28, 2021
Music Kanye West Reveals Kid Cudi Collab Will Be Accompanied By Short Film Dexter Navy is set to direct the "Kids See Ghost" short film. By Alex Zidel April 25, 2018
Original Content Who Is On Young Money? A Guide To The 2017 Roster An overview of the current roster of Young Money artists. By Christopher Armstrong September 18, 2017
Music Police Officer Says Afroman Claiming To Sleep With His Wife Caused Him "Tremendous Pain" Several police officers are suing Afroman for satirical music videos he released after they raided his home in 2022. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Drake Exposed For Allegedly Winning Unrealistic Amount Of Games On Stake Drake is already facing a class-action lawsuit alongside Stake and Adin Ross for their gambling livestreams. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Shouts Out Elon Musk During SpaceX Launch Event Nicki Minaj continues to publicly share her support. By Tallie Spencer May 21, 2026
Music Kamaiyah Defends Drake Over Claims He Hasn't Done Anything For The Bay Area After a social media user made claims that Drake hasn't helped Bay Area artists, Kamaiyah stepped in to shut them down. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Numbers DJ Akademiks Predicts First Week Sales Numbers For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" in a few weeks from now, and DJ Akademiks has some interesting predictions. By Alexander Cole April 27, 2026
Music Young Thug's Triumphant Return To The Stage Post-Jail: Tracing His Steps Since The YSL Trial Young Thug was released from jail in October, and we are going to retrace all of his major moves since then. By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Music Famous Dex Threatens Rich The Kid For Allegedly Scamming Him Famous Dex claims that he hasn't been properly compensated for his collaboration with Rich the Kid, "Rich Forever 5" By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Charleston White Shockingly Takes NBA YoungBoy's Side Against NLE Choppa Charleston White thinks NBA YoungBoy is a terrible role model, but he apparently has a stronger issue with NLE Choppa's image of sexuality. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025