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Music DJ Akademiks Posts Photos Of Rory & His Child In Public And Gets Called A Creep DJ Akademiks claimed he kept his eye on Rory after he allegedly paid a shady visit to Akademiks' home a couple of years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes Kendrick Lamar Is Suffering From "List Fatigue" DJ Akademiks reacted less than positively to Kendrick Lamar's slot on Consequence's top 20 vocalists list, arguing he's too lauded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026
TV 2Slimey Goes Viral For All The Wrong Reasons During PlaqueBoyMax's "Song Wars" 2Slimey was a contestant on PlaqueBoyMax's "Song Wars" this weekend, and in the end, he got disrespected by the judges. By Alexander Cole March 16, 2026
Pop Culture Did The Weeknd Diss Drake On "We Still Don't Trust You"?: A Timeline Of Collabs & Beef The two Toronto artist traded shots over the weekend. By Demi Phillips April 17, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Suffers Multiple Song Leaks After Promising New Music Is Imminent Playboi Carti grails like "Rockstarz," "Red Cullinan," "Keys," "Play About Mine," and more hit the Internet last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Politics The White House Turns Drake's "ICEMAN" Into TikTok Promo For ICE The White House already used Drake's "ICEMAN" cover art as an ad for United States President Donald Trump's MAGA movement on social media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2026
Reviews Bad Bunny Finally Comes Home & Closes His “Most Wanted” Tour With Stellar Puerto Rican Shows: Review Out of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio's many tours and hometown shows, this performance at El Choli was one of his most well-structured, impressive, and heartfelt to date. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2024
Music Chris Brown & Usher Will Embark On "Raymond & Brown" Joint Tour Usher and Chris Brown have been working together a lot as of late, and we now know what these link-ups will lead to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Wack 100 Claims Pooh Shiesty's Dad Has Been A Snitch Since 2009 Pooh Shiesty's father, Lontrell Williams Sr., was also arrested in connection to his case which involves the alleged kidnapping of Gucci Mane. By Zachary Horvath April 03, 2026
Music Lil Baby Sets Milestone With Updated First Week "WHAM" Sales The rapper surpassed expectations. By Elias Andrews January 10, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Signs Lucrative Streaming Deal With Kick Despite Possible Prison Sentence The news comes as 6ix9ine is facing between three and nine months in prison after violating the terms of his supervised release. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Takes A Shot Between A Woman's Breasts Following Klay Thompson Breakup Megan Thee Stallion just broke up with Klay Thompson, but that is not stopping her from having a good time. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2026