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Politics Nicki Minaj Explains Her Homophobic Rant After Don Lemon Calls For Her To Be Deported Nicki Minaj and Don Lemon continued trading shots as their feud over the former CNN host's coverage of an anti-ICE protest intensified. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music Gucci Mane Commends Jeezy For Toning Down Their "Verzuz" Tensions Given their intense previous feud, Gucci Mane and Jeezy will likely go down as one of the greatest "Verzuz" battles ever. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Intro "Make Them Cry" Aiming For No. 1 Billboard Debut Whenever Drake lands his next No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 record, the cover art for his new album "ICEMAN" will make even more sense. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Papoose Gives Final Word On 50 Cent's Claressa Shields Cheating Claims We doubt 50 Cent and Papoose's feud will end this easily, but the latter wants cheating rumors against his boo Claressa Shields to end. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music D4vd Breaks Lease On Los Angeles Home As Investigation Into Teen’s Death Continues The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas was found dismembered in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Lawyer Fires Back Amid Gucci Mane Kidnapping Allegations Pooh Shiesty is facing kidnapping and robbery charges, as authorities accuse him and others of orchestrating a "coordinated armed takeover." By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2026
Music Ice Spice Reveals Her Weight Gain Secret And How She Feels About Pressure In Rap Ice Spice had the internet kind of furious after dropping some noticeable weight last year, with some claiming she was using Ozempic. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake's First Three Albums Are Worth More Than Jay-Z's Entire Discography DJ Akademiks knows how to get people riled up, and his latest take on Drake and Jay-Z is certainly going to do just that. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Reveals He's Checking Himself Into Rehab Fivio Foreign says that he wants to change and stop making "a lot of dumb mistakes that I've been making." By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Sports Dez Bryant Apologizes For "Crashing Out" With Nicki Minaj Beef Dez Bryant traded several insults with Nicki Minaj after weighing in on Micah Parsons' contract situation over the weekend. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Preview JID's Verse On "Alfredo 2" If you don't want spoilers for JID's feature on Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's new album, we recommend you wait until July 25. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Details His “Heartbreaking” Falling Out With Kanye West According to Kid Cudi, his former friend Kanye West has said some things that there is simply "no coming back from." By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025