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Music Diddy Allegedly Hosted Annual Freak-Offs On The Anniversary Of The Notorious B.I.G.’s Death The allegation stems from 50 Cent's new documentary for Netflix about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," which released on Tuesday. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Latest Move Suggests Either An Album Or Meltdown Is Coming Although many people are excited about Kanye West's next album "BULLY," its constant delays had others feeling skeptical about this new move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Joe Budden Steps Into Viral Debate About Drake's Classic Albums "The Joe Budden Podcast" recently spoke about Drake's discography after Ebro suggested he's never making a classic album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026
Music Mother Of Lil Poppa’s Child Shares Emotional Message About His Death Last month, Jacksonville rapper Lil Poppa passed away at the age of 25, leaving his fans and loved ones devastated. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music 21 Savage Denies Using Bots After Spotify Allegedly Scrubs His Album Of 25 Million Streams DJ Akademiks says that 21 Savage messaged him to address the rumors about Spotify removing streams from his latest album. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Kodak Black's DJ Goes Viral For Being A Bit Too Horny On Stage At a recent string of shows, Kodak Black has been performing "Institution," and his DJ has been having a great time. By Alexander Cole March 19, 2026
Music Roc Nation Motions To Have Fat Joe Lawsuit Dismissed And Demands Lawyer Be Sanctioned Roc Nation motioned to have the case against Fat Joe dropped, saying that naming the company was an attempt at getting a large settlement. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music Clipse Perform "Chains & Whips" At Hot 97 & Denim Tears Summer Block Party In NYC Clipse pulled up to the Denim Tears & Hot 97 Summer Block Party and performed some tracks from their comeback album for the New York crowd. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music Kanye West Lists His Calabasas Condo For $3 Million Amid Rumors Of Financial Woes The decision to sell his Calabasas condo comes amid rumors that Kanye West has been struggling financially in recent years. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Music Drake Shares Central Cee Collab Snippet And Trolls Alex Warren On Alleged Finsta Drake is still not a fan of missing out on the top spot on the Hot 100, so he trolled Alex Warren a bit on Instagram. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Ja Rule Taunts 50 Cent By Bragging About His Earnings As A “Real Performer” Recently, Ja Rule took to Twitter to diss 50 Cent once again amid his "Where The Party At" tour with Nelly and Eve. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Slams Megan Thee Stallion’s Team For Trying To Make Him Pay For Deposition Earlier this week, DJ Akademiks did his second deposition over Megan Thee Stallion and Milagro Gramz's case. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025