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Music UMG Settles TuneCore Lawsuit Over Fake Kendrick Lamar Songs UMG accused Believe and TuneCore of copyright infringement by distributing fake remixed songs from Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, and others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Scores Huge Win Amid Court Battle With Ex-Superfan Nicki Minaj is currently being sued by Tameer Peak, a former superfan who accuses her of publicly humiliating him. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Nine Vicious Claims Young Thug Is Lying About Resigning Him To YSL Young Thug recently claimed to PlaqueBoyMax during a livestream that he's resigning Nine Vicious to YSL Records. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Turn All The Way Up At Screenings Of Rapper's Documentary NBA YoungBoy fans flooded select theaters to watch the rapper's MASA tour documentary and it's safe to say they enjoyed it. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Gossip Mother Of NBA YoungBoy's Son Clears Up Paternity Rumors Over Newborn Starr Deja'nee is the mother of NBA YoungBoy's third son Kamiri, and she seemingly addressed rumors that they welcomed another child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music Cam'ron Doesn't Think Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Freestyle Was Impressive Cam believes Drake could take this opportunity to further his beef with Hov. By Aron A. June 11, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls J. Cole Pathetic, Claims TDE Warned Cole About Kendrick Lamar Diss With J. Cole going on a media tour, DJ Akademiks went off on his livestream, claiming that the artist is pathetic for kowtowing to Kendrick. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Pop Culture Mero Unleashes On DJ Akademiks In Scathing Hot 97 Rant DJ Akademiks previously described Mero as a "DEI hire" for Hot 97, following the departure of Ebro Darden. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Videos Yeat Recruits Ice Spice For "Naked" Music Video Yeat is feeding fans with more material surrounding "ADL" with the newest bit being a music video for "Naked." By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Politics Democrats Reveal Jeffrey Epstein Emails Alleging Donald Trump “Spent Hours” With One Of His Victims Donald Trump has repeatedly denied having any involvement in or knowledge of Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Gossip Sauce Walka Accused By Mother Of His Kid Of Wishing Death On Their Child Kyra Biehl, who also goes by Bambi Doe on social media, posted alleged text messages from Sauce Walka about their daughter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Reveals Why He Believes He Could've Cured His Father Of AIDS Kevin Gates got vulnerable during his recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," opening up about past abuse, his father's death, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026