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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
Music ilykimchi Responds After Alleged Explicit Photos Leak Of Her Cheating On Oogie Mane With Tezzus Underground artists ilykimchi and Tezzus are currently going viral on X right now thanks to an alleged cheating scandal involving Oogie Mane. By Alexander Cole July 14, 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 Denies His Friendship & Beef With Drake Were Fake On "The Joe Budden Podcast," Rick Ross pushed back on Joe's claim that either his friendship or his feud with Drake was farcical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 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
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
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 LeBron James Laces Up "Purple" Victor Victor x Nike Air Force 1 LeBron James was photographed wearing an unreleased Victor Victor x Nike Air Force 1 in a new purple colorway. By Ben Atkinson July 17, 2026
Music DJ Khaled "Aalam Of God" Misses Scheduled Release Date But Is Anyone Surprised? "Aalam Of God" is nowhere to be found on streaming services. By Aron A. July 17, 2026
Sneakers Air Jordan 8 "BIN 23" Gets Another Release Date Change The Air Jordan 8 "BIN 23" release date has moved yet again, causing some speculation about the frantic release. By Ben Atkinson July 17, 2026
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
Streetwear Supreme's LA Store Closes After Major Water Main Break Leads To Sinkhole A major water main break near Sunset Boulevard caused flooding and a sinkhole that closed Supreme's Los Angeles store. By Ben Atkinson July 17, 2026