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Music Kanye West Becomes Artist With The Most Songs Certified Gold Or Platinum Ye just earned a whopping 68 fresh certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America, helping him make history. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Drake Reportedly Backs Bad Bunny's Attempt To Reverse Copyright Suit Ruling Bad Bunny is part of a massive lawsuit targeting the use of the "dembow" and other Jamaican rhythms in reggaetón, and Drake is backing him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Sneakers Extremely Rare Air Jordan 4 "Snakeskin" PE Just Resurfaced New photos reveal details on the rare Air Jordan 4 "Snakeskin" Friends and Family PE tied to Jordan Brand racing. By Ben Atkinson July 18, 2026
Music Future Scores Heap Of New RIAA Certifications Amid "The Real Me's" Success We will soon learn Future's first week sales for "The Real Me," but new RIAA certifications provided a big commercial week regardless. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Sneakers Nike's Newest Air Force 1 "Shoe Dog" Honors Phil Knight Nike's new Air Force 1 "Shoe Dog" colorway pays tribute to founder Phil Knight's early sneaker-selling days. By Ben Atkinson July 18, 2026
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Almost Asked Drake For A Loan To Please Daphne Joy Daphne Joy allegedly requested a big bag from DJ Akademiks on their date, which led him to consider asking Drake for a slice of his pie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Dame Dash Claims Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Guests Are Not His Real Friends Dame Dash found it ironic that Fat Joe and Jadakiss joined Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium last weekend despite previously having beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Rick Ross & Deon Cole Laugh At 50 Cent, Daphne Joy & Rozay's Drake Beef Deon Cole spoke with Rick Ross about his feud with 50 Cent and Drake, as well as to comment on Daphne Joy, the mother of Fif's child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Gossip D4vd Allegedly Had Fake Proof Of Celeste Rivas' Age When Confronted D4vd's former friend Aysia Collins uploaded a video to social media claiming she confronted the singer about Celeste Rivas' age. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Sports Chris Blake Griffith Denies That His Stefon Diggs Lawsuit Is A Cash-Grab Chris Blake Griffith claimed Stefon Diggs sexually assaulted him, which led Diggs' defamation suit and a full-on lawsuit from Griffith. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Sports Drake Bets $1.5 Million On Argentina To Win FIFA World Cup Some fans believe the "Drake curse" will strike again, whereas others are confident in Argentina's run to win another FIFA World Cup. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Sneakers Boyz II Men's MLB Appearance Included A Custom Air Jordan 11 Boyz II Men wore a custom Air Jordan 11 PE while performing at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia. By Ben Atkinson July 18, 2026