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Music DJ Akademiks Offers A Harsh Reality Check To Meek Mill DJ Akademiks spoke about Meek Mill's booking prices, and why the artist isn't the darling of the festival circuit that he should be. By Alexander Cole October 06, 2026
Music Quavo Explains How Takeoff’s Death “Eased” Tension Between Him & Offset Quavo reflects on the current status of his relationship with Offset. By Aron A. September 30, 2026
Music Jim Jones Says He “F*cked That Bag Up” By Passing On Drake & J. Cole Two early opportunities still haunt Jim Jones as he revisits passing on Drake and J. Cole before their rise. By Erika Marie September 29, 2026
Music Lil Durk's VICAR Trial Faces Delays Ahead Of November Bond Hearing Lil Durk was supposed to start his VICAR trial on October 5, but that is looking unlikely with a bond hearing set for November. By Alexander Cole September 29, 2026
Streetwear Drake Freestyles About Kai Cenat's Vivet Backpack On Stream Drake dropped a short freestyle referencing Kai Cenat's new Vivet streaming backpack during a Kick livestream. By Ben Atkinson September 29, 2026
Music Drakeo The Ruler's Estate Hits Minor Bump In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Drakeo The Ruler's death broke the hearts of hip-hop fans almost five years ago, and his family continues to seek justice. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2026
Music Chief Keef Performs In Chicago For The First Time In Nearly 15 Years This marks Chief Keef's first show in the city of Chicago since 2012. By Aron A. September 24, 2026
Music Lil Durk VICAR Trial: DJ Akademiks Suggests Feds Are "Scrambling & Scraping" Lil Durk is going to be going through a second trial soon for his VICAR charge, and DJ Akademiks has some new insights. By Alexander Cole September 24, 2026
Music Keefe D Trial Becomes Focus Of New Tupac Documentary Tupac Shakur’s family is participating in a new film that uses Keefe D’s trial to revisit the rapper’s life and murder. By Erika Marie September 23, 2026
Music Celeste Rivas Hernandez's Family Wants D4vd To Get The Death Penalty D4vd is set to go on trial for the alleged murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, and recently, her parents made their feelings clear. By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Claims He's Been Recording His New Album In A Cave Carti's new album might have an entirely new sound than fans are used to. By Lavender Alexandria November 03, 2023
Sports Sexyy Red Referenced By Troy University To Celebrate Rivalry Win The Trojans threw up a "Skee Yee" to celebrate beating South Alabama. By Ben Mock November 03, 2023