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Music 50 Cent Reacts To Diddy's Alleged Leaked Sex Tape With Daphne Joy 50 Cent took to Instagram on Sunday to react to the alleged leaked sex tape between Daphne Joy and music mogul Diddy. By Alexander Cole May 31, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Crashes Out Over Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Freestyle DJ Akademiks reacted to Jay-Z dissing Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Dame Dash, Tory Lanez, and more with his Roots Picnic freestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music Jay-Z Mocks Tory Lanez's Jail Time In Roots Picnic Freestyle Tory Lanez is currently behind bars for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, but not before he accused Jay-Z's Roc Nation of sabotaging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music Jay-Z Takes Shots At Kanye West During Roots Picnic Freestyle Kanye West previously spoke on the children of Jay-Z and Beyoncé via critical allegations, and this Roots Picnic Freestyle addressed that. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music Jay-Z Finally Responds To Nicki Minaj In Roots Picnic Freestyle Nicki Minaj has been arguably Jay-Z's loudest critic within hip-hop these past few years, and this new Roots Picnic freestyle claps back. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music Jay-Z Disses Drake During Roots Picnic Freestyle Drake sent various shots at Jay-Z on his new album "ICEMAN," which Hov seems to have responded to via his Roots Picnic freestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music Michael Jackson's Family Shows Love To Drake's "ICEMAN" Post On Instagram Drake recently broke Michael Jackson's official record for the most number one songs by a male solo artist in the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Travis Scott Takes New Album To UEFA Champions League Final Fans are hoping Travis Scott's next album drops sooner rather than later after he took a red iPod to watch Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music M.I.A. Sues Kid Cudi For Kicking Her Off Tour Via "Publicity" Stunt Kid Cudi removed M.I.A. from his "Rebel Ragers" tour due to her political comments during its first few shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Kanye West Takes Turkey By Storm After Netherlands Show Gets Cleared Kanye West may have just had the biggest concert of his career (and in modern ticketed stadium history) in Istanbul today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music DJ Hed Responds To Backlash Over Editing Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed removed the Mustard and West Coast disses on Drake's "ICEMAN" cut "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and many hip-hop heads criticized the move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Jay-Z & The Roots Host Private Philadelphia Show Before Picnic Set Beyoncé was in attendance for this Philadelphia concert, which took place before Jay-Z and The Roots' headlining Picnic festival set tonight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026