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Music Drake Asks UMG To Provide Any Documents Related To Domestic Violence Claims Against Kendrick Lamar Drake made the request in a motion regarding his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake August 13, 2025
Music Kevin Gates’ New Track “F*k Em” Has Fans Convinced He’s Aiming At Boosie Badazz Kevin Gates may have just reignited his rumored feud with Boosie Badazz after fans claim his new song “F*k Em” contains subliminal shots. By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025
TV Adin Ross Offers Nicki Minaj Equity In Kick Amid Jay-Z & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Nicki Minaj wants to know which platform she should stream on, and Adin Ross is jumping in with an offer she can't refuse. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025
Music Drake Disses Journalist Rob Markman With Resurfaced Clip of Tory Lanez Rapping Lil Wayne During Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap battle, Rob Markman revealed being contacted to be paid for a certain review of Drake track. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music iLoveMakonnen Reveals He's Working At A Restaurant Kitchen iLoveMakonnen retired from music last year, and it looks like he's very happy with his new chef gig after a pretty curious career. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Music Top5 Reveals He Posted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Because Of Drake’s Ultimate Betrayal Drake recently promoted Pressa's new album, "Press Machine II," on his Instagram Story and it didn't sit well with Top5. By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
Music Cam'ron Trades Shots With Dame Dash For Joking About 50 Cent's "Paid In Full" Announcement 50 Cent announced that he's acquired the rights to make a TV series based on the 2002 film, "Paid In Full." By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Music J. Cole Clarifies Whether Or Not He Is Really Retired J. Cole says he'll still be working on music in other capacities despite planning to retire after "The Fall-Off." By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Reviews J. Cole "The Fall-Off" Review Ideally, a final statement should leave fans eager for a return, a body of work that commands reflection and conversation. Here, Cole offers a snapshot of craftsmanship at a high point, a reckoning with his own mythos, and a testament to the fact that even the most dependable voices in rap can surprise, falter, and reflect at once. By Aron A. February 11, 2026
Music FERG Reveals What Led To Drake, Kendrick Lamar, And A$AP Rocky’s Fallout During a recent interview, FERG reflected A$AP Mob joining Drake's 2012 "Club Paradise" tour with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Shouts Out 12-Year-Old Concertgoer Who Went Bar-For-Bar All Night During his wildly successful "Grand National" tour with SZA, Kendrick Lamar has signed fans' vinyls, met them backstage, and showed them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Woke Up With A Knife To His Throat During Frightening Incident In Prison Diddy has been residing behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest, last year. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025