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Music Joe Budden Dragged For Comments On Megan Thee Stallion's "Call Of Duty" Denial These alleged comments about Megan Thee Stallion on "The Joe Budden Podcast" are up for interpretation, but nonetheless divisive. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Pop Culture Donald Trump Officially Pardons NBA YoungBoy & Commutes Larry Hoover’s Sentence Donald Trump had a long list of pardons released earlier today and NBA YoungBoy was on it. Larry Hoover is also getting a shorter sentence. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Speculates Drake’s "4PM In Calabasas" Is A Diddy Diss After Cassie Testimony Cassie recently accused Diddy of physically assaulting her after learning she'd be attending Drake's OVO Fest. By Caroline Fisher May 14, 2025
Music T.I. Reveals Which Rapper Gave Him "The Greatest Ass-Whooping" On A Song T.I.'s comments on which rapper lyrically bested him are very curious, mainly due to his ongoing beef with 50 Cent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026
Relationships Jayda Cheaves Alleges That Lil Baby Did Sleep With Ari Fletcher Jayda Cheaves is stepping forward and claiming that the history between Lil Baby and Ari Fletcher is more than just a rumor. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Big Sean Denies Fake Ab Allegations As Social Media Users Compare Him To Drake According to Big Sean, his physique is all natural, despite whatever social media sleuths have to say about it. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Music Drake Responds To "F**k Kendrick" Chants During Second Night Of Wireless Festival Drake had a very appropriate response to the crowd chanting "F**k Kendrick" during his set at Wireless Festival. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Drake Angry With DJ Akademiks For Leaking His Snippet On J. Cole's Big Night It appears that Drake did not in fact sign off on DJ Akademiks teasing this snippet. But the question still remains: What's up with J. Cole? By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Music Meek Mill Gets Ripped To Shreds Online After Bizarre Photo Amid Shannon Sharpe Scandal Meek Mill has come to his own defense amid intense backlash for a new photo from his trip to Dubai, which features two fans. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Slams 50 Cent For Trolling Kanye West After Diddy Trial Appearance 50 Cent was quick to weigh in on Kanye West's decision to support Diddy at his federal trial earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher June 14, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Dances To Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” At Coachella Amid Fan Concerns Fans suspect Drake no longer wants to collaborate with Justin Bieber after his festival shenanigans, despite his previous offer. By Caroline Fisher April 20, 2025
Music Juvenile Addresses Turk's Controversial Cash Money Tour Exit Turk was having a great time on the Cash Money reunion tour with Juvenile and the rest of the Hot Boys... Until money got in the way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025