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Music Spotify Fires Back At Payola Allegations Over Its Discovery Mode Spotify is also facing another lawsuit accusing the company of turning "blind eye” to “mass-scale fraudulent streaming.” By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Politics Zohran Mamdani Shades 50 Cent By Walking Out To Ja Rule For His Victory Speech New York City’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, delivered a fiery victory speech at the Brooklyn Paramount on Monday night. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Drake Botted Billions Of Streams? Breaking Down RBX’s Lawsuit Against Spotify Over Fraudulent Streams A former Death Row signee has accused Spotify of turning a blind eye to fraudulent practices. By Aron A. November 04, 2025
Music Pras Will Face Between 15 And 20 Years In Prison In Foreign Conspiracy Case Pras was previously convicted of conspiracy, illegal foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Politics Andrew Cuomo Abruptly Hangs Up On "Ebro In The Morning" When Asked About Donald Trump's Endorsement Donald Trump voiced his support for Andrew Cuomo in a lengthy endorsement post on Truth Social on Monday night. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Sports Kiké Hernández Trolls Drake During Dodgers’ World Series Celebration Drake had voiced his support for the Blue Jays on several occasions throughout their World Series matchup with the Dodgers. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Security Guard Who Sued Cardi B For Assault Wants Another Shot Emani Ellis's first attempt at suing Cardi B for an alleged assault in 2018 at a medical facility was shut down by a jury in September. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Spotify Hit With Lawsuit Claiming Billions Of Drake's Streams Came From Bots The lawsuit alleges there to be “voluminous information” proving Drake is benefiting from fake streams on Spotify. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Faces Immense Pushback For Comments On Christianity In Nigeria Nicki Minaj has praised Donald Trump on several occasions on social media in recent weeks, sparking controversy online. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music Young Thug Admits He Doesn't Know Who The Alchemist Is After Collab Meme Maybe Young Thug's confusion is about Ian Connor, who recently posted texts with Thugger about The Alchemist and their collab album meme. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Clowns Benny The Butcher's Walmart Shooting After Diss Benny The Butcher recently dissed Freddie Gibbs on the Westside Gunn track "FREE ROLEYS" off of "HEELS HAVE EYES 3." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Alicia Andrews Found Guilty On Lesser Charges Alicia Andrews stood accused of following Foolio across multiple places along with four other codefendants before they allegedly murdered him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025