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Music Drake Links Up With Fellow "Rich Mixed Kid" Rapper Belly Gang Kushington Atlanta rapper Belly Gang Kushington has caught Drake's attention and that of many others for his energetic material. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Resurfaced Clip Of Jay-Z & Harvey Weinstein Recently, a clip of Jay-Z and Harvey Weinstein at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival resurfaced online, prompting speculation. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 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 Meek Mill Blasts NYC Police For Detaining Him At Halloween Party Meek Mill's advocacy for prison reform and other social justice matters is sadly not his only brush with the law. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Man Convicted In Pop Smoke’s Murder Gets Four Years For Fentanyl Case Deijae Jester was sentenced to four years after guards intercepted fentanyl-laced pills during a juvenile hall visit. By Erika Marie August 14, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Reacts To Donald Trump's Twerking Joke At White House Dinner Donald Trump recently joked about Nicki Minaj twerking at the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2026
Music Young Thug Meets Fan Who Found Out How To Message Him In Jail Young Thug found himself without human contact in jail, but one fan was able to change that for him, and he never forgot about it. By Alexander Cole September 22, 2026
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
Music Tia Kemp Posts Alleged Cease & Desist From 50 Cent's Lawyers After Talking About Sire Jackson 50 Cent and Tia Kemp have been going at it on social media, and according to Kemp, Fif is allegedly getting lawyers involved. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2026
Music Drake Appears To Troll Playboi Carti By Liking His Ex's Instagram Post Drake is someone who can be incredibly petty on social media, and now, it appears as though Playboi Carti is feeling that wrath. By Alexander Cole June 02, 2026
Numbers DJ Akademiks Reacts To Joe Budden's Conversation About Rick Ross' Album Sales, Blames Drake DJ Akademiks had a harsh assessment for Rick Ross after his album debuted outside the Top 20 of the Billboard 200. By Alexander Cole July 28, 2026
Music Drake Shares Picture Of Adonis Rocking An OTF Chain From Lil Durk Drake's Instagram post comes as he continues to work on his highly anticipated next studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake February 25, 2026