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Music New Tay-K Mugshots Surface Online There have been some erroneous rumors concerning Tay-K circulating online, and now, there is an actual update on the artist. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claps Back At Lil Baby For Dissing Him In New Music Video Lil Baby continues to take shots at DJ Akademiks, and the hip-hop commentator is not standing for any of it. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Music Drake's "Shabang" Sparks Latest "ICEMAN" Viral Challenge Maneesh on the beat... By Aron A. June 08, 2026
Music Talay Riley, Songwriter For H.E.R. & Khalid, Tragically Killed At 35 Talay Riley was a famous songwriter, who wrote for some of the biggest artists in the world, including Dua Lipa and Khalid. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Music Ice Spice Called For Deposition Amid Wig Company Lawsuit Ice Spice is currently in the midst of a legal battle over some wigs that the artist allegedly never actually paid for. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Music Lord Jamar "Wasn't That Impressed" By Jay-Z’s Roots Picnic Freestyle Lord Jamar has some questions. By Aron A. June 08, 2026
Music Kodak Black Reveals New Album "Kodak The Blessing" Dropping Soon Kodak Black's new album "Kodak The Blessing" will feature 1900Rugrat, Fridayy, Rylo Rodriguez, G Thugg, Shadea Charai, Albee Al, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Akbar V Wants Cardi B & Latto To Respond To Diss Tracks In The Booth Akbar V recently clapped back at Twitter trolls who claimed Cardi B and Latto don't care at all about her attacks, as they may have responded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Stays At Number One On Billboard 200 In Its Third Week If Drake's "ICEMAN" goes number one next week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, it will be the longest-running chart-topper of the year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music "Joe Budden Podcast" Sympathizes With Cardi B's Apology To Latto Cardi B recently apologized again to Latto for dissing her after the "Big Mama" shots, which The Joe Budden Podcast had a lot to say about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Doubles Down On Banning Trans People From Topless Party Boosie Badazz has never been supportive of the LGTBQ+ community, so this pool party situation should come as no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Westside Gunn Denies Rumors About Jay-Z's Advice Causing Griselda Rift Recent verses from Benny The Butcher and Conway The Machine, plus Mal's Jay-Z and Griselda claims, have put Westside Gunn under scrutiny. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026