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Music DJ Akademiks Responds To Rumors Of A New J. Cole Album: "I Need Some Sleeping Material" Rumors are circulating that J. Cole might drop something this week, and as it turns out, DJ Akademiks really couldn't care less. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj's Deportation Petition Has Tens Of Thousands Of Signatures Nicki Minaj's AmFest appearance has put her in a horrific spot as of late and it's only getting worse as these signatures pile up. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music Sonny Digital Reveals His Recording Studio Was Robbed Sonny Digital, famed trap producer out of Atlanta, vented his frustrations after having his studio robbed of tons of recording equipment. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music 50 Cent Brings In The New Year With An Electric Performance In Miami 50 Cent ended 2025 with a bang, taking the stage at E11EVEN and gifting his friend Flo Rida a luxury watch. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music Dame Dash Fires Back After Joe Budden Insists He Wasn’t A Roc-A-Fella Artist According to Joe Budden, he "didn't get a Roc-A-Fella penny," despite whatever Dame Dash has to say about it. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Halle Bailey Announces Debut Album 'Love? Or Something Like It' Halle Bailey has fans anticipating new music after she announced her debut album set to arrive on October 24. By Tallie Spencer October 10, 2025
Music Cardi B Seemingly Trolls JT Again With Response To New Diss Track Cardi B and JT have now launched various diss tracks against one another, although it seems like their overt shots have turned subliminal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Young Thug Attends Metro Boomin's Sexual Assault Trial To Support His "Longtime Friend" Vanessa LeMaistre brought the lawsuit against Metro Boomin, accusing him of taking advantage of her back in 2016. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Will Reflect On "Degrassi" Days In Documentary At Forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival Drake appeared on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" for over 100 episodes and began to blossom into the star we know him as today. By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Pop Culture Kai Cenat Announces Plans To Stream With Kanye West In Japan These two have an odd history. By Elias Andrews January 23, 2025
Sports Dallas Mavericks Fans Point Finger At Megan Thee Stallion For Klay Thompson's Shooting Woes The Dallas Mavericks and Klay Thompson have gotten off to a rough start this season and last night, a key change was made. By Zachary Horvath November 06, 2025
Music Drake Catches "Not Like Us" Stray From MLB On FOX After World Series Kendrick Lamar fans and a few other parties have seemingly forgotten that Drake has no role in the Toronto Blue Jays other than fandom. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025