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Music Lil Wayne Explains Why He Will Never Do Verzuz During a conversation with DJ Drama, Lil Wayne offered an explanation for why he would never do a Verzuz battle. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
Music Future’s Not Quite Done Being Our Toxic King Future has spent over a decade convincing us that emotional detachment is the ultimate flex. But underneath the toxic king persona is an artist still searching for the unconditional love he claims to want. By Aron A. July 09, 2026
Music O'Shea Jackson Jr. Calls Drake's Janice Parties A "Trap" Drake is hosting parties for women named Janice in the wake of his "Janice STFU" hit, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. couldn't help but joke about it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Writes Letter To Judge In Tay Keith's Unpaid Royalties Case Sexyy Red and Tay Keith's camps both indicated the dispute over Keith not receiving royalties for their collaborations is almost resolved. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Pretty Ricky: Where Are They Now? Several lineup changes later, and the OG four are back together. By Demi Phillips December 28, 2023
Music 6ix9ine Trolls Lil Tjay After He Got Slapped By Jack Doherty Even though Lil Tjay and Jack Doherty may have arranged this fight on a livestream, 6ix9ine is happy to uphold the kayfabe and troll his opp. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2026
Music Drake's Invites To Exclusive Janice Parties Have Been Revealed Drake is trying to make it up to all the women named Janice who endured people telling them to "shut the f**k up" thanks to his latest hit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Tay Keith's Camp Addresses Royalty Dispute With Sexyy Red's Label A representative for the late Tay Keith absolved Sexyy Red of all responsibility regarding unpaid royalty negotiations with Rebel Music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2026
Music Drake Gifts A Janice $5K At Exclusive Toronto Party While Fans Line Up In addition to this Toronto event, Drake's exclusive Janice parties are also taking place in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Houston. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Diddy Catches A Break With Yet Another Sentence Reduction Diddy is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence following his transportation to engage in prostitution conviction. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Mal Calls Out TDE Over Druski Situation, Questions Kendrick Lamar Winning BET Award Following the BET Awards, Mal offered some commentary on the TDE vs. Druski situation, as well as Kendrick Lamar's big win. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
TV Megan Thee Stallion Confronts 'Love Island' Contestant Over Shady Behavior Reality TV's hottest show welcomed back one of its biggest celebrity fans as Megan Thee Stallion returned to the Love Island USA villa. By Erika Marie June 29, 2026