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Music 6ix9ine Argues That Drake's Background Exempts Him From Snitch Allegations During a livestream, Trap Lore Ross told 6ix9ine about some old Drake snitching allegations that Drizzy actually referenced last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Drake Shares Wholesome Moment With His Son Adonis Backstage In an adorable new clip, Drake is seen greeting his 7-year-old son Adonis backstage at one of his concerts. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Takes Turkey By Storm After Netherlands Show Gets Cleared Kanye West may have just had the biggest concert of his career (and in modern ticketed stadium history) in Istanbul today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Milwaukee Rappers Lil Shiesty, Funny $Money Murdered Funny $Money and Lil Sheisty were killed at different stages of their careers in a shooting that has shaken Milwaukee’s Rap scene. By Erika Marie August 19, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Officially Turns Himself In To Begin His Prison Sentence Adin Ross dropped off 6ix9ine at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York to serve his sentence. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Mentioned In Alleged Lil Durk Texts As OTF Vonni Takes The Stand OTF Vonni is back on the stand today amid Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial, and a text was read that mentioned NBA YoungBoy. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music Drake Fans Hope His New "ICEMAN" Tease Means Episode 4 Is Coming Soon Drake has captivated a lot of fans with his "ICEMAN" livestreams, and fans hope Episode 4 will coincide with the new album's release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music New Footage Of 6ix9ine Being Released From Prison Hits The Internet 6ix9ine turned himself in earlier this year for a three-month prison sentence after violating the terms of his supervised release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Bradford Cohen Predicts If Lil Durk's Charges Will Stick Bradford Cohen, who has represented many rappers in high-profile cases, spoke to DJ Akademiks about Lil Durk's murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Lil Durk Accused of Hiring Actors To March Outside Courthouse During Closing Arguments Closing arguments in the Lil Durk trial are set to take place today, and some are accusing the artist and his team of paying actors. By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Music Drake’s Lawyers Allege UMG Is Covering Up Artist Exploitation Amid Defamation Case Lawyers for Drake and Universal Music Group attended a hearing yesterday to discuss the label's request to dismiss the rapper's lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music Lizzo Embraces Her Curves In Tiny Gucci Bikini Lizzo recently took to Instagram to flaunt her figure by the pool, making it clear that she likes what she sees. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026