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Music Lil Wayne's Security Guard Takes $29K Loss In Court Over Alleged Assault Back in 2023, a security guard sued Lil Wayne, accusing him of brandishing a firearm and punching him. The rapper denied the allegations. By Erika Marie June 12, 2026
Music Joe Budden's Cohosts Push Back On His Dislike Of Jay-Z's Drake Diss Joe Budden thought Jay-Z wasted time by dissing Drake, Nicki Minaj, and others during his recent freestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music Dame Dash Calls Jay-Z Corny For Bragging About Stabbing Lance "Un" Rivera Lance "Un" Rivera and Dame Dash were some of Jay-Z's many targets during his Roots Picnic freestyle last weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music Joe Budden Reacts To Latto Disproving His Drake Ghostwriting Claims "The Joe Budden Podcast" discussed musical influence, artistic camaraderie, and creative processes in relation to Latto and Drake. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music D4vd's Brother Condemns Sexual Predators After Singer's Arrest D4vd's brother Caleb Burke and his parents were hit with subpoenas earlier this year to testify in the Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Plays It Cool On Offset Shooting, Says He’s “Confused” During an interview with Billboard, Lil Tjay said he is "just as confused." By Tallie Spencer April 23, 2026
Music Chris Brown Gets Into It With Content Creator Blasting Him For His Past Chris Brown's viral comment underneath a girl's Instagram lit a fire underneath one content creator/hater of his. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Under Fire After Child Joins Him Onstage Alongside Stripper A clip from one of Snoop Dogg's recent shows is currently making its rounds online as social media users point out what went wrong. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Allegedly Suggests His Guilt Shortly After Arrest Foolio's second murder trial is off to an interesting start as one of the suspects is allegedly fessing up already. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Toronto Mayor Says She's "Excited" For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake confirmed that his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," is dropping on Friday, May 15th. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Drake Surprises Streamer With Generous Gift During “ICEMAN” Sculpture Visit Twitch streamer BigMonRaph recently stopped by Drake's massive ice installation in Toronto, and it paid off. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Dad Fights For Release On Bond Pooh Shiesty's father, Lontrell Williams Sr., was recently arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026