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Music J. Cole Rebrands "Might Delete Later" Pages Online To Roll Out "The Fall-Off" The irony of J. Cole's 2024 LP "Might Delete Later" continues to play out, but fans will happily accept that in order to get "The Fall-Off." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Kanye West Reveals Why He Dissed The Late Virgil Abloh In Unhinged DJ Akademiks Interview Kanye West also shared his thoughts on Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Diddy, Playboi Carti, and more during his conversation with DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music Chris Blake Griffith Accused Of Faking Drake DMs Because Rapper Refused To “Expose” Stefon Diggs According to DJ Akademiks, the leaked Drake DMs that surfaced yesterday are fake. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2025
Music Doja Cat Passionately Defends Controversial “Vie” Album Cover Doja Cat's highly anticipated fifth studio album, "Vie," is slated for release on September 26 via Kemosabe and RCA Records. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Diddy Has Reportedly Been Diagnosed With PTSD, According To His Lawyer Marc Agnifilo revealed this during Diddy's sentencing hearing today, where his sons, prosecutors, and more are making their arguments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Is Disappointed That Kendrick Lamar Is On Playboi Carti’s New Album Kanye West previously credited Kendrick Lamar for taking down his "nemesis" Drake in their explosive feud. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Candace Owens Uses The Game's "Assassination" Song To Shade Eminem The Game dropped the song "The Assassination Of Candace Owens" on his new album, possibly alluding to Eminem and others' criticisms of her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music Top5 Tries To Enter Kendrick Lamar's Toronto Hotel After Concert Kendrick Lamar's Toronto concerts have caused a storm online, whether for Drake's supposed reactions or folks like Top5 stepping up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Wack 100 Explains Why Drake's Career Will Be Done By Next Year Wack 100 referenced several lawsuits involving Drake that have popped up since his case against UMG was dismissed. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music Lil Durk Denied Bail Due To His Alleged Use Of Other Inmates' Cell Privileges Lil Durk did get better news in his murder-for-hire trial, as prosecutors can no longer submit his lyrics as evidence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Relationships Remy Ma Appears To Shade Papoose & Claressa Shields During Fiery Performance Onstage Papoose and Claressa Shields look to be as happy as they could be, but Remy Ma still looks salty following this moment. By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025
Music Drake Faces Copyright Lawsuit From Italian Photographer Over "What Did I Miss?" Visual After losing his lawsuit against UMG, Drake has been taking hit over hit legally speaking over these last few weeks. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025