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Music 50 Cent Calls Katt Williams A “Crackhead” Over Comedy Special Jokes In Katt Williams' new Netflix special, he joked that 50 Cent's head is square-shaped, and it didn't take long for the mogul to respond. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Admits He Stalked Tim Burton To Get Him To Create The "Don't Be Dumb" Artwork Following the release of "Don't Be Dumb," A$AP Rocky will be embarking on a world tour in promotion of the album. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music Drake Spits Against Fake Numbers And Views On Fresh "ICEMAN" Snippet Drake has absolutely no sympathy or remorse for his enemies. We'll see if "ICEMAN" is the revenge and betrayal story he's been building up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music T.I. Claims He Has Paperwork Proving 50 Cent Is A Snitch Earlier this month, T.I. accused 50 Cent of dodging a Verzuz battle against him, prompting some fiery back-and-forth. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music Chief Keef's Manager Responds To Dubious Report Claiming The Rapper Was Shot Six Times In The Face Recently, a tweet falsely claiming that Chief Keef was on life support following a Chicago shooting went viral, sparking panic among fans. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals Exciting Details Behind Disc 2 Of "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky hinted at his "Don't Be Dumb" deluxe's release date, sound, features, and overall intent when compared to the original record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music NBA Veteran Admits He Almost Knocked Out Kanye West Over Parking Spot During a recent episode of his podcast, a former NBA star recalled a tense run-in he once had with Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims He Has The Release Date For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake has been teasing "ICEMAN" for months and months now, and the hype from DJ Akademiks and the wider OVO fanbase is reaching peak levels. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Calls Lizzo "Fat" And Claims She's Got A "Weird" Case In addition to Lizzo, Nicki Minaj targeted Jay-Z, Chrissy Teigen, and several more celebrities on Sunday night. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Has Some Things Up His Sleeve” For 2026 During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Drops Petty Video Of Latto As 21 Savage Tensions Escalate Fivio Foreign claimed he wasn't going to egg on 21 Savage any further, but he couldn't help himself by roping Latto into their beef. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music Judge In Lil Durk Trial Hands Down Ruling On Lyrics & Videos As Evidence Lil Durk and his lawyers argued against the use of songs, lyrics, and music videos as evidence in his murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026