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Music DJ Akademiks Releases Full Drake & JAŸ-Z Debate With Charlamagne Tha God DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been feuding over alleged Roc Nation ties, JAŸ-Z and Drake biases, botting claims, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music Future's Artist Doe Boy Challenges NBA YoungBoy To Fight After Diss NBA YoungBoy recently dropped a diss track against Future and continued to taunt the Freebandz crew by dissing Doe Boy on his Instagram post. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music Drake Puts $1 Million On Conor McGregor Winning His UFC Comeback Drake has had relatively mixed betting luck as of late when it comes to sports, but he's confident in Conor McGregor's greatness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music Young Thug Announces "New Generation" Tour With YSL & NAV Young Thug and special guest NAV will be joined by YSL's "New Generation" on tour, including diamond*, Tezzus, 1300SAINT, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Sneakers DJ Khaled Got His Pair Of The Jay-Z x Air Force 1 "Reasonable Doubt" DJ Khaled unboxed his exclusive Jay-Z x Nike Air Force 1 "Reasonable Doubt 30," complete with a personal note from Jay-Z. By Ben Atkinson July 11, 2026
Music J. Cole Goes Bar-For-Bar With A Fan At "The Fall-Off" Tour's Opening Night A J. Cole fan in Charlotte last night got the trade of a lifetime during "The Fall-Off" tour's opening, soundtracked by "Johnny P's Caddy." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Pays Tribute To Biggie Smalls With Yankee Stadium Show Mash-Up While Beyoncé, Jaz-O, Nas, and others were special guests at JAŸ-Z's Yankee Stadium concert, Biggie Smalls' presence was also felt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Brings Out Jaz-O For "Bring It On" Rendition At Yankee Stadium Jaz-O used to have beef with his mentee JAŸ-Z, but years after burying the hatchet, they brought it on again at Yankee Stadium. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music Is Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat” Bad For Hip-Hop? On HNHH's newest livestream, Aron A. and I discussed "The Real Me," the "Spend Dat" debate, our best LPs of the year so far, and Hov's shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals Kendrick Lamar Convinced Him To Not Quit Rapping J. Cole was having doubts during the making of "2014 Forest Hills Drive," which Kendrick Lamar reportedly assuaged. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z Targets The Haters And Mentions Colin Kaepernick In New Freestyle Night one of JAŸ-Z's Yankee Stadium run this weekend held many special guests, compelling performances, and some bars for the critics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music Beyoncé Cuts JAŸ-Z's Hair, And Now Everyone Thinks An Album Is Imminent JAŸ-Z is an artist who is full of surprises, and last night, bringing out Beyoncé was just scratching the surface. By Alexander Cole July 11, 2026