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Music UK Rapper Ratlin Calls Top5 A "Police Bwoy" After Top's Stabbing Top5 was in London for his friend Drake's Wireless Festival takeover, and he narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Takes A Shot At Drake In Bizarre New “Heil Hitler” Snippet Kanye West recently teamed up with Digital Nas on Twitch to work on his new album that was supposed to drop last week, "WW3." By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Seemingly Responds To Rumor Pooh Shiesty Robbed & Kidnapped Him The rumors about Pooh Shiesty allegedly robbing and kidnapping Gucci Mane remain completely unsubstantiated. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Puts His Pride For The USA On Full Display For Official Cover Of "Make America Slime Again" NBA YoungBoy is the latest rapper to put their own spin on the American flag album cover art and it's got fans hype. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music Drake Seemingly Confirms The Second "Iceman" Single Is Dropping Tonight Drake's "What Did I Miss?" might get a follow-up single or "ICEMAN" as a whole, although this info comes with a grain of salt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Is Supposedly Dropping A New "WW3" Album Today Kanye West shared a tracklist full of characteristically absurd song titles on social media on Thursday morning. By Cole Blake April 03, 2025
Music Jay-Z Capitalizes On “Imaginary Players” Success With Music Video Re-Release On YouTube Jay-Z’s “Imaginary Players” was a diss track about Ma$e. It sampled the 1981 track “Imaginary Playmates” by Rene & Angela. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 30, 2025
Music Drake, Adin Ross & Stake Hit With Civil RICO Class Action Lawsuit This is the third lawsuit against Drake, Stake, and Adin Ross, and alleges that they used tips to artificially boost Drizzy's music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy's Neighbor Says She's Baking Him Cookies To Celebrate His Return To Utah NBA YoungBoy had been serving time in prison after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge, last December. By Cole Blake April 10, 2025
Music 2026 Grammys: Full List Of Winners The 2026 Grammys are officially here, and we have the full list of nominations and winners for you to follow along with throughout the show. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2026
Music Kanye West Shares Concerning Update On "Bully" Just Moments Ahead Of Its Release Kanye West has had a lot going on as of late and it seems that all has gotten in the way of "Bully" coming out in a timely manner. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
Relationships Mariah The Scientist Appears To Address Young Thug's Cheating Apology In Instagram Story Young Thug admitted to cheating on Mariah The Scientist on a leaked jail call, and she responded to his apology. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025