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Music UMG Issues Scathing Motion To Dismiss Drake's Defamation Lawsuit UMG and Drake have been locked in a fiery legal battle since the Toronto rapper accused them of defamation in January. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Politics Elon Musk Taunts Snoop Dogg For Crypto Ball Performance In Celebration Of Donald Trump Elon Musk called out Snoop Dogg for the performance. By Cole Blake January 20, 2025
Music Drake Gives Fan's Sign Insulting Kendrick Lamar The Stamp Of Approval: "That's Facts" Even Drake fans across the globe are backing him in his ongoing beef. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Reveals "Chromakopia" Was Nearly His Last Album For A "Very Long Time" Tyler, The Creator celebrated the one-year anniversary of the project by sharing a deluxe version with one extra song. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Ballistic On YesJulz After She Said He "Sucks" As A Music Journalist DJ Akademiks admitted he didn't know who F1LTHY was while covering the release of Playboi Carti's new album, "MUSIC." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Disses Lil Durk, India, King Von, Boosie, 21 Savage, Lil Baby, Gucci Mane, Durk's Dad, Apple, Twitch Streamers, & More On New Song The 22-year-old rapper took shots at half the industry on his new song, "I Hate YoungBoy." By Alex Zidel February 23, 2022
Music Kash Doll Admits To Having Gotten Plastic Surgery: "I'm Not Ashamed" Kash Doll has no shame in her cosmetic enhancement game. By Chantilly Post September 24, 2019
Music Playboi Carti Hypes New Album Up After Bringing Travis Scott Out During The Weeknd Tour Gio Ramos and DJ Swamp Izzo, two close Playboi Carti sources, claimed that his "MUSIC" follow-up LP is already finished. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Drake Lands At Number One On Billboard's Top Hip-Hop Artists Of The Century List Drake is the most dominant rapper of the 21st century so far, and that has been reflected with his latest accomplishment from Billboard. By Devin Morton August 26, 2025
Music Drake Lets A Whole Arena Sing For Him During UK Tour Stop In Manchester Drake loves to do this with his crowds, and he's also been able to premiere new material while on his PARTYNEXTDOOR-assisted tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Lands In Jail After Failing To Produce $100k For Bond Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty on multiple counts of wire fraud in the highly publicized trial. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Questions A$AP Rocky's Lawyer's Claim About Diddy & Jay-Z's Relationship If A$AP Rocky's lawyer Joe Tacopina is right about Jay-Z and Diddy's falling out, DJ Akademiks wants to know when that rift happened. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025