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Pop Culture LeBron James Riles Drake Fans Up By Reposting "Shabang" Meme Drake's beef with LeBron James got an unexpected update while the latter celebrated with his championship Cleveland Cavaliers team. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2026
Music T.I. Asks Judge To Finally Dismiss Sabrina Peterson's Long-Running Case Sabrina Peterson accused T.I. of pointing a gun at her head back in 2021, a long battle of which only an emotional distress claim remains. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music T-Pain Takes His Extremely Rare Koenigsegg Regera Out On Atlanta Highway T-Pain was spotted driving his black and gold Koenigsegg Regera through Atlanta traffic, one of only 80 ever produced. By Ben Atkinson May 20, 2026
Music Drake Fuels New Album Excitement With Cutdown Version Of “ICEMAN” Episode 3 Drake continues to tease his upcoming ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which is rumored to be dropping before the end of the year. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Says He Was Placed In Protective Custody At Rikers Against His Will Lil Wayne talks about his time in Rikers Island. By Aron A. July 23, 2026
Sneakers In-Hand Photos Give Closer Look At The Air Jordan 8 "Chrome" New in-hand images give fans a detailed preview of the upcoming Air Jordan 8 "Chrome" ahead of its release. By Ben Atkinson July 14, 2026
Music Young Thug Announces YSL Compilation Album Amid Nine Vicious Drama Nine Vicious denied Young Thug's claim to PlaqueBoyMax that he resigned Nine to YSL for millions of dollars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Pop Culture Deshae Frost Responds To Footage Of Him Allegedly Assaulting A Woman Deshae Frost is finally addressing the viral footage where he allegedly hit a woman during the filming of a dating show around 2022-2023. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Music Pregnant Detroit Rapper Siditty Shot & Killed, Family Alleges Targeted Attack Siditty, real name Qualeisha Barnes, was fatally shot in Atlanta. She was reportedly a nursing student in addition to her rap career. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Release Window For Drake's "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks hopped on stream on Monday night and offered up his take on when Drake's "ICEMAN" will hit the masses. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Pop Culture Tyler Perry's Sexual Assault Accuser Claims Leaked Texts Prove Allegations Mario Rodriguez sued Tyler Perry for $77 million and accused him of sexual assault, battery, and infliction of emotional distress. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Diddy Files Counterclaims Against Lil Rod In $30M Lawsuit New court papers claim Lil Rod needed money for an outside legal issue before suing Diddy for $30 million. By Erika Marie August 13, 2026