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Music Fans Believe They Just Found Drake's Instagram Burner Account Drake did have his "Plot Twist" account drop a lot of material over the past few years, so maybe this is part of the "ICEMAN" rollout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music “Verzuz” To Return With Explosive Cash Money Vs. No Limit Records Battle The official return of "Verzuz" is scheduled to take place live at ComplexCon Las Vegas on October 25, 2025. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott Reach Number One On Apple Music With "Father" Kanye West included "Father" on his new album, "Bully," which he finally released after numerous delays on Saturday. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Mariah the Scientist Reacts To Concertgoer Trolling Young Thug Amid Snitching Allegations Young Thug's currently facing a lot of criticism and until now, we haven't heard much from his girlfriend, Mariah the Scientist. By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025
Music New Details Of Corpse Found In D4vd’s Abandoned Tesla Revealed Earlier this week, a "severely decomposed" human body was discovered in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd. By Caroline Fisher September 10, 2025
Music Drake Discusses “ICEMAN” Recording Process & Links Up With Adin Ross On Stream Drake went live on Kick while on the road touring and did some gambling and fraternizing with some of the biggest streamers in the game. By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Relationships 50 Cent Uses NBA YoungBoy & Yaya Mayweather Drama To Troll Floyd Mayweather NBA YoungBoy said that Yaya Mayweather is pregnant again on his song, "This Month Confessions," but she denied the claim. By Cole Blake August 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Responds To Rumors Of A New J. Cole Album: "I Need Some Sleeping Material" Rumors are circulating that J. Cole might drop something this week, and as it turns out, DJ Akademiks really couldn't care less. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
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
Music Beyonce Reportedly Has Thousands Of Tickets Left To Sell For "COWBOY CARTER" Tour Opening Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER" tour kicks off tonight at SoFi Stadium in California, and will follow with more U.S., U.K., and France stops. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Faces Disturbing Conditions At Fort Dix According to Joe Giudice, Diddy is likely to witness plenty of violence and other shocking activity during his stay at Fort Dix. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Shockingly Announces Surprise Mixtape Coming Out This Month Metro Boomin previewed this upcoming mixtape with a slick new song featuring lyrical assistance from Roscoe Dash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025