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Music Drake Achieves Impressive Streaming Feat Amid UMG Lawsuit Drake has something to celebrate this weekend. By Caroline Fisher January 26, 2025
Sports Lil Wayne Recalls Being "Starstruck" By LeBron James After Reconvening For A Commercial Lil Wayne met LeBron James when both of them were on the cusp of becoming the respective superstars we know them to be today. By Zachary Horvath August 06, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Teams Up With SteveWillDoIt For Tasteless Mr. Beast Diss Track 6ix9ine remains one of the biggest trolls in hip-hop, and that didn't change with his Mr. Beast diss track, orchestrated by SteveWillDoIt. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2026
Music 7 No. 1 Rap Songs From 2016 Hip hop thrived on the charts in 2016. By Wyatt Westlake September 11, 2023
Music Columbus Short Accuses Diddy Of Trying To Groom Him Columbus Short thinks Diddy was trying to groom him. By Cole Blake February 28, 2024
Music Diddy’s Team Raises Concerns About Diversity After Juror Gets Disqualified Recently, one juror was removed from Diddy's trial after the prosecution accused him of being dishonest about his living situation. By Caroline Fisher June 14, 2025
Music Spotify & UMG Land New Multi-Year Agreement With Potential For "Super-Premium" Subscription Tier The details are not entirely clear yet, but is something you'd be interested in? By Zachary Horvath January 27, 2025
Music Kanye West Could Be Jailed If He Performs "Heil Hitler" In Brazil The update comes after Kanye West attempted to "take accountability" and repair his relationship with the Jewish community, last week. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music Lil’ Kim Shuts Down Barclays Center For “Biggie Night” Lil Kim showed up and showed out for "Biggie Night." By Tallie Spencer November 13, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Dismisses Nicki Minaj's "Big Foot" During Milagro Gramz Testimony Megan Thee Stallion also discussed Drake's song, "Circo Loco," on which he appears to reference her as well. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Has A Feature On Tyler, The Creator's "Chromakopia," But There's A Twist Fans have mixed reactions. By Zachary Horvath October 28, 2024
Music Drake Fans Rejoice Over New PartyNextDoor Collab Album “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” Drake and PartyNextDoor's new album dropped just in time for Valentine's Day. By Caroline Fisher February 14, 2025