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Music Pooh Shiesty's Gucci Mane Kidnapping Trial Hit With Significant Delay Pooh Shiesty was set to go on trial July 6 for the alleged kidnapping of Gucci Mane, but that has since been delayed. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2026
Music Young Thug Started To Give Enough Of A F*ck On “Slime Season 3” “Slime Season 3” captured Young Thug in transition, where his chaotic brilliance crystallized into the icon he is today. By Aron A. March 26, 2026
Music Drake Proves He's Always Loved Goth Girls Following his date with Pinkchyu, Drake is looking to show the world that he has always appreciated the goth girls. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2026
Music Clipse Hilariously Refuse To Acknowledge Other Rap Songs From This Year Pusha T and Malice return to Reddit for a new AMA, where they refuse to acknowledge other rap songs released this year. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Pop Culture Drake To Link Up With IShowSpeed For Highly Requested Toronto Stream Drake and IShowSpeed's past interactions have been nothing short of ridiculous and hilarious, so fans can't wait for their upcoming collab. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
TV Pete Davidson Calls Kanye West A "Gay Nazi" During Kevin Hart's Netflix Roast Pete Davidson and Kanye West haven't always seen eye to eye, which was apparent during the "Roast of Kevin Hart." By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music 2Pac's Family Reportedly Heated Over AI Imagery On Social Media If you haven't seen, there are a lot of AI-generated videos and images of 2Pac across platforms such as X and it's getting out of hand. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Chief Keef Meets Katy Perry Years After Iconic Online Feud Chief Keef and Katy Perry finally met in person on Wednesday night, a decade after their iconic feud on X. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Drake's Albums Skyrocket Up Billboard Charts Ahead Of "ICEMAN" The news comes after Drake finally confirmed that he will be releasing his upcoming album, "ICEMAN," in May. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Crowns Rod Wave As "This Generation's Jay-Z" DJ Akademiks made the comparison not directly because of Rod Wave and Jay-Z's musical talents, but rather due to Rod's business moves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2026
Music Rick Ross Admits He Will Always Celebrate Drake Collabs Despite Beef Rick Ross was recently on "The Joe Budden Podcast," where he talked about his fallout with Drake and how he reflects on their history today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Lil Woody Explains How Lil Durk's Lawyers Will Question OTF Jam's Credibility With OTF Jam taking the stand in the Lil Durk trial, Lil Woody believes Drew Findling and Brian Steel will have a field day. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2026