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Music DJ Akademiks Compares 50 Cent & T.I. Beef To Drake & Kendrick Lamar Battle The only thing missing in DJ Akademiks' take is response tracks, as Drake and Kendrick Lamar traded more blows than 50 Cent and T.I. so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Pulled Plug On Drake Interview Due To Kendrick Lamar Beef Lil Yachty had some Drake fans mad for how he talked about the Kendrick Lamar beef and it in turn complicated things. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
TV "SNL" Addresses Reports Of Cardi B's Alleged Rehearsal Tantrum Cardi B allegedly wasn't too happy with a joke regarding Nicki Minaj being made during the "Weekend Update" segment. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music Kanye West's Lawyers Argue Nazi Remarks Were Merely "Art" Kanye West recently issued a lengthy apology to the Jewish community for his antisemitic antics in recent years. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Politics Gavin Newsom Claps Back After Nicki Minaj's Latest Criticism Nicki Minaj has criticized Gavin Newsom numerous times in recent months while also showing her support for Donald Trump. By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Music Dame Dash's Bankruptcy May Not Be Enough To Protect Him From Millions In Judgements Unfortunately, the hits keep on coming for Dame Dash even though he's drowning in $25 million in debt. He filed for bankruptcy in September. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Expresses Severe Disappointment In Lil Baby's Alleged OnlyFans Payments DJ Akademiks reacted to a clip where Lil Baby allegedly calls up a woman asking for some explicit content. However, Ak thinks something's up. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Gunna Abruptly Ends Puzzling Virginia Beach Show Early Gunna kicked off his 2025-2026 "Wun World Tour" in mid-November. It runs through July 3 in Portugal. More dates were added a few weeks ago. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Jay-Z Declines Seeking Legal Fees From Man Claiming To Be His Son While Jay-Z spared Rymir Satterthwaite from a hefty legal bill, his legal guardian is still trying to secure a court victory against Hov. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music Juelz Santana Claims Kids Don’t Need To Learn To Read During a recent podcast appearance, Juelz Santana shared his controversial take on education, raising eyebrows in the process. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music Childish Gambino Reveals He Canceled Tour Due To Stroke, Hole In His Heart Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) canceled his tour in October of last year following the release of his album "Bando Stone And The New World." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Playboi Carti's Grueling Recording Process On Tour DJ Akademiks recently went to enjoy Playboi Carti's concert in Florida, and it seems like they chopped it up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025