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Music DJ Akademiks Addresses Theory That Drake Was Involved With Baby Keem's Girl DJ Akademiks is always being presented interesting theories on his streams, and recently, he dealt with one involving Baby Keem and Drake. By Alexander Cole June 02, 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
Music OVO's Baka Not Nice Disses "B*tch" Rick Ross After Drake's "ICEMAN" Shots OVO and Baka Not Nice are firmly standing behind Drake against Rick Ross, who's talked a lot about their beef as of late. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Music RZA Gets Tested On His Knowledge Of Random Wu-Tang Clan Affiliates—There’s A Lot Not even RZA could keep up with the long-list of Wu-Tang affiliates. By Aron A. May 08, 2026
Music Lil Baby Accepts DJ Akademiks' Boxing Challenge, But Only On One Condition DJ Akademiks and Lil Baby are currently at odds, but it looks like they might sort out their differences in the ring sometime soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Kanye West Sets The Record Straight About His Alleged Bucket List Kanye West went viral over the weekend for a supposed bucket list, and now, the artist is revealing the truth about it all. By Alexander Cole December 30, 2025
Music Maino Explains Why DJ Akademiks Beef Isn't As Deep As People Think DJ Akademiks and Maino have been going at each other despite their previous link-ups, and it's all because of some fashion trolling. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music Gillie Da Kid Shares Tearful Message At His Son’s Gravesite “To anybody that’s lost a child, my heart will always be with you," Gillie said. By Aron A. August 24, 2026
Music Dame Dash Clowns Jay-Z's Potential Comeback Album: "It Was Over 30 Years Ago" Dame Dash does not like Jay-Z, and he will not stop letting fans know that he thinks the legend is washed up. By Alexander Cole August 12, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Deletes Social Media Amid Backlash For Dissing Son NBA YoungBoy recently got into it with the mother of one of his children online, prompting him to insult his own son. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music Cardi B's Set List Emerges As "Little Miss Drama Tour" Begins Cardi B is finally back on tour, and her fans went absolutely bonkers at her opening show last night in Palm Desert, California. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026
Music Travis Scott Reveals His Shock At Being Cast In "The Odyssey" Travis Scott makes an appearance in Christopher Nolan's new movie, "The Odyssey," and his acting chops are there. By Alexander Cole July 22, 2026