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Music Drake Allegedly Spoke To XXXTentacion's Mom After His Passing Drake and XXXTentacion's history has been speculated about even years after the latter's passing. It also wasn't the best. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Top5 Receives Texts From Kanye West After Recovering From London Stabbing Top5 recently got stabbed in London, and now he is returning to the scene, much to the delight of Kanye West. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Vows To Never Perform In Atlanta Arena Again After Staff Fight Cardi B nearly axed her final "Little Miss Drama" tour stop in Atlanta last night due to State Farm Arena staff allegedly disrespecting her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music Dr. Umar Claims 50 Cent Made Diddy Docuseries Out Of “Self-Hatred” Netflix's new 50 Cent-produced doc, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," continues to elicit mixed reactions from viewers. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music Quality Control's P Staunchly Denies Young Thug's Snitching Allegations Against Him Young Thug said this about Quality Control's CEO Pierre "P" Thomas during an alleged leaked jail call with the label's artist, Lil Baby. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Music Drake Hit With A RICO? Everything You Need To Know About The Latest Lawsuit Against Stake, Drake & Adin Ross This one is just the latest in a series of lawsuits against the online gambling platform that Drake and Adin Ross have promoted heavily in recent years. By Aron A. January 06, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Speaks On Deterioration Of His Relationship With Drake Fans will get to decide who the "diss track" is really aimed at. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Ice Spice Sex Tape Leak Rumors Run Rampant On Social Media Ice Spice is the latest artist to get hit by blue check desperation. By Alexander Cole March 19, 2024
Music Boosie Badazz Claims He's Backing Down Following Another Concerning Kodak Black Video Boosie Badazz and Kodak Black have been at each other's throats for the last week, but the former is taking the high road it seems. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026
Music Joyner Lucas Continues Skepta Battle With New Diss Track “Round 2 K.O” Last week, Skepta took aim at Joyner Lucas once again with his diss track "Round 2," prompting a fiery response. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025
Original Content Ice Cube’s Good, Bad & The Ugly: On “Man Up,” Kendrick Lamar & Why He’ll Never Have An A&R Ice Cube will stop to smell the roses—but only for a moment. The rap icon reflects on four decades of music, the mainstream’s grip on hip-hop, and the legacy of his catalog as he drops his latest album. By Aron A. September 19, 2025
Music Drake Finally Chimes In On Rick Ross Performing Their Collabs Without Him Given the amount of collaborations Drake and Rick Ross have, it's hard for both artists to escape the shadow of the other in a live setting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026