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Music Young Thug Claims Hip-Hop Is In A “Weird” Place After Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef According to Young Thug, hip-hop has definitely seen better days, and artists need to "take it to the next level." By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music Dame Dash Assets Approved For Auction As Financial Fallout Continues Dash originally filed for bankruptcy back in September, citing unpaid taxes, child support, legal judgments, and more. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music Glasses Malone Is "100 Percent" Confident That Drake Is Going After YG Glasses Malone recently claimed Drake is funding the investigation into Drakeo The Ruler's murder and trying to implicate YG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2026
Music Cardi B Encounters Giant Rat While Roaming NYC Subway To Promote "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B also popped out to the Alexander Wang New York Fashion Week show with her daughter Kulture earlier this week. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Chris Brown Fighting To Leave Rihanna Out Of Dog Attack Lawsuit Chris Brown's dog attack lawsuit from a former housekeeper is going to trial soon and he's looking to keep his past with Rihanna out of it. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music Jim Jones Goes Off On Lowe's Manager For Calling The Police On Him Jim Jones got into a heated confrontation, claiming the manager accused him of intentionally swapping an item's price tag. By Cole Blake April 27, 2026
Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Kanye West’s Latest Move Suggests Either An Album Or Meltdown Is Coming Although many people are excited about Kanye West's next album "BULLY," its constant delays had others feeling skeptical about this new move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
TV Drake Blesses Kai Cenat's Streamer University Students With An OVO Care Package Kai Cenat officially started Streamer University last night, and as it turns out, Drake was there to offer up a care package. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music YFN Lucci Hilariously Claims What You Would Hear If His Prison Calls Leaked YFN Lucci's conversation about leaked phone calls almost certainly has to tie into what Young Thug endured earlier this year. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Reveals That He's Dropping "Slime Cry" Album Very Soon NBA YoungBoy had fans worried about this album as it ran into a delay and even a possible cancelation. But all systems seem to be a go. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Pop Culture SZA Spreads Holiday Cheer Over Jake Paul & Andrew Tate's Boxing Losses Jake Paul and Andrew Tate had boxing matches in back-to-back nights last weekend, both losing soundly which is music to SZA's ears. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025