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Music UMG Could Subpoena Drake & Kendrick Lamar To Testify In "Not Like Us" Defamation Case UMG's potential witness list in Drake's lawsuit against them over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" looks very different to the OVO mogul's. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Spotted Laughing In Court The trial of four individuals charged in the tragic 2024 death of Jacksonville rapper Foolio began this week. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Music Hip Hop MTV Legend & Producer, Todd-1 Dies Suddenly, MC Lyte And Queen Yonasda Mourn RIP Todd. By hnhh July 19, 2019
Music 50 Cent Feuds With Shreveport City Council Over His Massive Donation 50 Cent famously runs G-Unit Film & Television Studios out of Shreveport and has been heavily involved in the city. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Music Wu-Tang Clan: Where Are They Now? The Clan’s still going strong, three decades later. By Demi Phillips January 22, 2024
Pop Culture Lil Nas X Has Hilarious Response To PinkPantheress Kiss Photo Lil Nas X and Pinkpantheress appear to be linking up, but that's not stopping Lil Nas X cracking some jokes. By Ben Mock April 22, 2023
Music Charlamagne Tha God Praises Drake's "ICEMAN" For Reviving Album Rollouts Charlamagne Tha God has been very critical of Drake in recent years, so his "ICEMAN" praise might shock and annoy some hardcore fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Politics MIA Explains Why She Doesn't Support Black Lives Matter Her explanation stirred up some backlash online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025
Music Ebro Enrages The Internet After Calling Michael Jackson's "Thriller" The "McDonald's Of Albums" Ebro has been on a run of controversial takes as of late, and recently, he revealed what he really thinks about Michael Jackson's "Thriller." By Alexander Cole April 30, 2026
Music 42 Dugg Net Worth 2024: What Is The Rapper Worth? Dive into the net worth of 42 Dugg, the Detroit rapper signed to Yo Gotti & Lil Baby. By Axl Banks January 01, 2024
Music Dame Dash Reveals Why He Has A Problem With Cam'ron's Kevin Hart Interview Cam'ron has been going at Dame Dash recently and the latter is tired of his actions, including his question to Kevin Hart. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music Drake Disses Joe Budden's Co-Host Parks, He Fires Back Drake recently compared Parks of The Joe Budden Podcast to Mark Zuckerberg. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2023