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Music Drake Claps Back At Fan Who Claims "CLB" Has The Worst Cover Ever Drake was clowned for his artwork choice for "Certified Lover Boy" when it released and it seems some hold it in low regard all time too. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has An Out-Of-Body Experience As Drake Announces Triple-Album Release DJ Akademiks was live on stream last night when Drake came through with the announcement that he was dropping three albums. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music IFPI Crowns Drake The Best-Selling Rapper Of 2025 For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Iggy Azalea Seems To Dismiss YesJulz's Shady "Personal Assistant" Claim YesJulz tried to tell N3on an alleged secret about Iggy Azalea during their livestream, but she didn't cover up the mic properly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Celina Powell's Rape Allegations Against Trey Songz Resurface On Social Media Celina Powell has made multiple allegations against Trey Songz over the years, and now, they are resurfacing online. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2026
Music Chris Gotti Slams Ashanti For Not Reaching Out After Irv Gotti's Death Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti passed away at the age of 54 on February 5, 2025, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Tyrese Accosts Kevin McCall For Claiming He Refused To Help Him Kevin McCall had complained about Tyrese during a recent interview, alleging that he refused to help him out when he was homeless. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music Pusha T Explains How Tyler The Creator's "P.O.V." Feature Came To Be Pusha T recently explained how Tyler, The Creator ended up on the Clipse's long-awaited comeback album. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music Drake Becomes First Rapper With 10 Albums On The Billboard 200 Simultaneously The news comes as fans have been streaming Drake's best albums in anticipation of the release of his next effort, "Iceman." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Hires Lobbyists As He Pushes For Donald Trump Pardon Boosie Badazz has been pleading Donald Trump for a presidential pardon for several months, and now, his sentencing is just weeks away. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music 50 Cent Calls Diddy His "Favorite Villain" While Denying Any Personal Beef 50 Cent executive produced the "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" docuseries about Diddy, which the Bad Boy mogul is not very happy about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Juvenile & B.G. Were The Only Cash Money Artists At NYC Reunion Show Considering various internal issues seemingly affecting Cash Money, Juvenile and B.G.'s performance might point to something big. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025