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Music Drake Delivers Huge Surprise After Fan Asks Him To Write Senior Quote Recently, one lucky fan decided to DM Drake to ask him for help coming up with a senior quote, and they weren't disappointed. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Recalls Cutting Off Friends Who Took Advantage Of His Schizophrenia Gucci Mane opened up about his mental health struggles alongside his wife on "The Breakfast Club" on Monday. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Joe Budden Debates Whether Ludacris & Kendrick Lamar Ruin R&B Songs Both Ludacris and Kendrick Lamar have appeared on tons of popular R&B tracks over the course of their careers. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Caught Deleting Old Anti-Black Tweets Tyler, the Creator has found himself in a major controversy as some of his old tweets are making the rounds online. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2025
Music Lil Durk Shares A Heartfelt Message From Prison On His 33rd Birthday Lil Durk was arrested a year ago on murder for hire charges, and his legal battle has been tough to mitigate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mocks Lil Tjay's Chipotle Shooting While Defending Gym Brawl When a group of men jumped 6ix9ine at an LA Fitness in 2023, he might not have expected to use this against Lil Tjay years later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Who Is Fakemink? The UK Rapper Winning Co-Signs From Drake, Playboi Carti, Frank Ocean & More Here's everything you need to know about Fakemink. By Aron A. October 17, 2025
Music Rod Wave Is Making $14 Million By Making & Selling His Own Merch Rod Wave is rolling out a new album and hoping to debunk some of the narratives around his career and artistry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Sauce Walka Pleads Guilty To Evading Police In High-Speed Chase Sauce Walka must now complete 50 hours of community service and faces two years of probation for this evasion charge. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Streetwear Drake Flexes $1 Million Barbie Watch While Asking For His "Staci Doll" Drake just added another Rolex to the collection amid the fallout from his UMG lawsuit's dismissal, which he's not breaking a sweat over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Ksoo's Brother Receives 12-Year Prison Sentence For Lil Buck Murder Ksoo's older brother, Abdul Robinson Jr, was also facing life behind bars, but opted for a 12-year plea deal instead. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Inundates Young Thug With Snitching Allegations In Explosive New Diss Track In his new song, 6ix9ine calls Young Thug a "rat" in reference to a clip of him allegedly speaking on Peewee Roscoe during an interrogation. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025