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Music Kanye West's Camp Claims There's No A.I. On New Album "BULLY" Kanye West's manager Pete Jideonwo and Ye's former chief of staff Milo Yiannopoulos said "BULLY" will not engage in previous A.I. usage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Diddy & Christian Combs Settle Lawsuit For Allegedly Owing $53k In Legal Fees Summa LLP worked with Diddy and Christian Combs on their defense in Grace O'Marcaigh's sexual assault lawsuit. By Cole Blake February 23, 2026
Music Drake & UMG Have Scheduled Mediation Coming Up For Defamation Appeal Drake had his defamation lawsuit against his parent label, UMG, dismissed in early October. The Toronto rapper filed an appeal weeks later. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Oschino Fires Back At Jay-Z Diss Over Drake's "Make Them Pay" Beyonce, Memphis Bleek, and Roc Nation’s CEO catch strays in Oschino’s new freestyle. By Aron A. June 11, 2026
Music Drake's Latest "ICEMAN" Update Is Bad News For His Biggest Haters Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" soon, and on social media, the artist is dropping some messages with a purpose. By Alexander Cole March 12, 2026
Music Senegal Officially Abandons Akon's Futuristic City Proposal Akon originally proposed the idea as a "real-life Wakanda" back in 2018, but the project's struggled to get off the ground. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Keefe D Receives Prison Sentence For Fighting With Another Inmate Keefe D was already in jail awaiting trial for his alleged role in the 1996 killing of the legendary rapper 2Pac. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music Judge Intends To Order Sale Of Nicki Minaj’s $20 Million Mansion Over Unpaid Assault Judgment In 2021, Nicki Minaj was sued by a German security guard over an alleged assault that took place backstage at a concert. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Daughter Of Remy Ma’s Son's Alleged Murder Victim Speaks Out After Their Viral Clash Remy Ma's son, Jayson “Jace” Scott, stands accused of allegedly killing the woman's father in a shooting back in 2021. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Cardi B Breaks A Unique Guinness World Record With "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B's "AM I THE DRAMA?" already went platinum per the RIAA thanks to the inclusions of older hits "Up" and "WAP." By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Jay-Z Fans Left Frustrated With Massive Ticket Queues For His Yankee Stadium Shows Jay-Z will be performing back-to-back concerts in celebration of his iconic albums, "Reasonable Doubt" and "The Blueprint." By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Drake's "What Did I Miss?" Falls 6 Spots On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake dropped the song as the lead single from his highly-anticipated new album, "Iceman," which is dropping later this year. By Cole Blake July 22, 2025