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Music DJ Akademiks Doubts Conspiracy Theory About Drake's Civil RICO Lawsuit Many people have speculated on the veracity of the accusations against Drake, but DJ Akademiks took things a step further. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music UK Rapper Charged With Murder Of Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins Incarcerated rapper Broadday and another inmate appeared in court for allegedly murdering convicted child sex offender Ian Watkins. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Suge Knight Now Believes That Diddy Belongs In Prison For Assaulting Cassie Suge Knight previously stated late last month that "this shouldn't be a case where [Diddy] should be going to prison." By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
Music Selena Gomez Surprised The Culture Revealing Ice Cube As Her First Celebrity Crush Singer Ed Sheern recently revealed that Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco sent out wedding invitation back in May. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar And SZA Make Surprise Appearance At TDE Christmas, Perform "30 For 30" Kendrick & SZA took the stage for a surprise appearance. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Music T.I.'s Pharrell-Produced Song "Mr. Him" Garners Strong Reactions On Social Media T.I. is gearing up for his final album, "Kill The King," and his latest teaser for "Mr. Him" is going viral for a plethora of reasons. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music $uicideboy$ Settle Massive $6.4 Million Copyright Lawsuit From Three 6 Mafia Juicy J and DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia sued Scrim of $uicideboy$ in 2020 for allegedly sampling 35 of their songs without permission. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Chris Brown Shows Love To T-Pain Amid Drake Tensions Chris Brown broke up the intense backlash T-Pain has been receiving after Drake called him resentful for his comments on Drizzy's retirement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music New Tay-K Mugshots Surface Online There have been some erroneous rumors concerning Tay-K circulating online, and now, there is an actual update on the artist. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Sports Steph Curry Fires Back At Killer Mike For His Reaction To A TikTok Calling Out Ayesha Curry Steph Curry said that Killer Mike should know better than the other "clowns" who joke about his wife, Ayesha Curry. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025
Music DJ Swamp Izzo Teases New Drake And Playboi Carti Collab DJ Swamp Izzo premiered a new Drake and Playboi Carti track, but will it ever see an official release? By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Politics Lil Wayne & His Trump Lyrics: A Love Letter To Power A lyrical timeline of Lil Wayne's Trump references, tracing how the mogul became metaphor, flex, and finally, photo op. By Erika Marie June 30, 2025