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Music DJ Akademiks Blasts Rap Media For “Protecting” Jay-Z After Epstein Files Drop During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks raised some serious questions about Jay-Z's past and why it hasn't faced more scrutiny. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Willow Smith Says She Was Bullied For Liking Paramore & My Chemical Romance Willow Smith reveals that she was bullied in school for liking genres like metal and punk rock. By Joshua Robinson June 10, 2021
Music Courtney Love Reveals "Crush" On Kendrick Lamar But Gets Called Out For Her Racist Past The grunge artist has been very bigoted in the past, so this is an odd statement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 01, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion Celebrates "Good News" Being Certified Platinum Megan Thee Stallion celebrated "Good News" going platinum on social media, Thursday. By Cole Blake July 16, 2021
Music "Black Panther: The Album" Expected To Reclaim #1 Spot On Billboard 200 "Black Panther: The Album" is looking like it's heading back to the number one position. By Aron A. March 07, 2018
Music DDG Addresses Reports That Halle Bailey Blocked His Bia Collaboration It looks like DDG doesn't want to stir up any more drama that has to do with the mother of his child, Halle Bailey. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
TV Kodak Black Performs On TV For First Time Since Prison Release What did you think of Kodak's late-night performance? By Taya Coates June 17, 2021
Music Joey Bada$$ Accuses American Airlines Of Racial Discrimination Joey Bada$$ is not here for any racial discrimination. By Mitch Findlay January 29, 2018
Music Tank Obliterated Online After Saying Chris Brown Sings Better Than Michael Jackson Now there's a hot take. By Alexander Cole August 16, 2024
Music J. Cole Fans Revisit DMX's Praise Of Him After "The Fall-Off" Homage J. Cole interpolated DMX's classic "How It's Goin' Down" hook on the chorus to "Life Sentence" off of his new album"The Fall-Off." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026
Music Westside Gunn Spits Bars In New Snippets Westside Gunn fuels album hype with two new previews for "TV BOY" and "Julia Lang," as shared on his Twitter page. By Mitch Findlay March 30, 2021
Music Drake Comes Through For Newlyweds Who Skipped Honeymoon To See Him Drake is a man of the people. By Alexander Cole September 28, 2023