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Music d4vd's Ex-Friend Neo Slams Him Amid Celeste Rivas Murder Case d4vd's former friend Neo Langston was arrested in January for failing to appear as a witness before a grand jury in this Celeste Rivas case. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026
TV Druski Reveals Why He Backed Drake In The Aftermath Of His Kendrick Lamar Battle Druski recently got to sit down with GQ, where he offered some insight into his relationship with rap superstar Drake. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music Birdman Shouts Out NBA YoungBoy At Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz" Birdman has been recently supporting NBA YoungBoy on his "MASA" tour, further developing his most recent massive mentee. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Takes Partial Credit For The Careers Of Drake, 6ix9ine, & Playboi Carti DJ Akademiks was bigging himself up during a stream on Wednesday night, and it led to how he truly feels about himself. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music Lil Baby Caught On The Phone With Lil Durk As Trial Approaches With Lil Durk being behind bars for nearly two full years, communication can be tricky, But Lil Baby is letting him know he's always here. By Zachary Horvath March 23, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Admits Ferg’s Name Change Bothered Him During a recent interview, A$AP Rocky opened up about his friendship with Ferg and how it's changed over the years. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026
Music Drake Sends Odd Message About "Good Times" Amid "Iceman" Rollout Ahead of the release of the new album "Iceman," Drake is busy overseas on tour. How many good times can he have before they're draining? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Blueface Laughs After Learning He's Gotten Another Woman Pregnant Blueface already has a complex dating life, but it just got a whole lot messier as he allegedly has gotten another woman pregnant. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music 50 Cent Receives Frustrating Update In His G-Unit Books Lawsuit Against Ex 50 Cent is still battling his longtime, former partner Shaniqua Tompkins in court over life rights tied to a G-Unit Books agreement. By Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026
Music Minnesota Rapper Flexes Boddy Shmurda's Alleged Ring Following Late-Night Brawl Bobby Shmurda was involved in a massive brawl in Minnesota over the weekend while performing at a nightclub. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Judge Scolds Diddy's Defense Team For "Inappropriate" Letter About "Mia" The anonymous "Mia" was one of a few alleged victims and accusers who contrasted others' defenses of Diddy ahead of his sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Cardi B Allegedly Threw A Tantrum Over Nicki Minaj Joke At “Saturday Night Live” Rehearsal Cardi B joined the cast of "SNL" for the show's 1000th episode last month, and allegedly, some serious drama unfolded backstage. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026