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Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Hip-Hop Media For Hyping Up Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" is dropping in two weeks from now, and DJ Akademiks is telling some media members to stay on THAT side. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2026
Music Uncle Murda Presses Trap Lore Ross On The Use Of Rap Lyrics In Court Trap Lore Ross joins "The Real Report" and shares his opinion on the evidence used in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial. By Aron A. October 06, 2026
Music Blueface Gets Swatted Again, This Time With Nevaeh & Their Son Elsewhere amid this swatted stream, Blueface and Nevaeh Akira hashed out their relationship issues and their seemingly unclear breakup. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2026
Relationships Big Tigger Jokes About His Marriage After Charges Are Dropped Prosecutors declined the aggravated battery case against Big Tigger, prompting a celebratory response from the Atlanta radio host. By Erika Marie September 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Baffled By Doodie Lo's Lil Durk Trial Antics DJ Akademiks was on stream Wednesday night, and found himself aghast at everything Doodie Lo has been doing. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music Lil Durk’s Murder-For-Hire Trial Begins With Jury Selection A federal jury is being chosen to hear the case accusing Lil Durk of directing the 2022 shooting that killed Lul Pab. By Erika Marie August 20, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's New Album "All Eyes On Shiest" Debuts In Billboard's Top 10 With 51K album-equivalent first week units sold, the new album "All Eyes On Shiest" shows Pooh Shiesty still moves the needle behind bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2026
Music Coi Leray Says Producers Are Ruining Rap Right Now A question about what is hurting Rap albums led Coi Leray to call out detached production and a lack of real collaboration. By Erika Marie August 13, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Admitted To Being An Illegal Immigrant In Resurfaced Facebook Post Nicki Minaj recently went off on Don Lemon for covering an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minneapolis, last weekend. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Eminem & Jack White Rock The Crowd At Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving Game As two Detroit legends, Eminem and Jack White shared the stage for the very first time for the Lions' Thanksgiving Day game's halftime show. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Mal Calls Andre 3000 The “Most Overrated Rapper” Of All Time According to Mal of the "New Rory & Mal" podcast, Andre 3000 is no longer one of his top five rappers for one simple reason. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Westside Gunn Turns Nicolás Maduro's Arrest Into An Album Cover Donald Trump originally shared the image of Nicolas Maduro after Saturday's arrest on his Truth Social account. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026