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Music Lil Durk’s Lawyers Call Out Prosecutors In New Motion To Dismiss Murder-For-Hire Case Lil Durk remains behind bars after being arrested for an alleged murder-for-hire plot back in October 2024. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Alternate Juror In Diddy Trial Claims "Freak-Offs" Looked Consensual In Video Evidence The alternate juror in the Diddy trial also explained how prosecutors and defense lawyers showed very different clips of "freak-off" parties. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Roasts DJ Khaled For Showing Off Freezer Full Of Ice Cream A video of DJ Khaled showing off a massive freezer filled entirely with various ice cream products has been circulating online. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Makes Fun Of NLE Choppa's NBA YoungBoy Diss Track Freddie Gibbs is no stranger to rap beef, which makes his comments about NLE Choppa and NBA YoungBoy's feud all the more interesting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Receives High Honor From Apple Music To Cap Off His Historic 2025 You can easily argue that no other rapper has had a bigger 2025 than Tyler The Creator and Apple Music feels that way given this award. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025
Music Travis Scott Gets Fans Excited After Showing Off "Breezy Bowl" Shirt Signed By Chris Brown Travis Scott and Chris Brown don't have a lot of work together throughout their careers, but they have some deep reverence for one another. By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025
Relationships Ice Spice Sparks Sauce Gardner Breakup Rumors After Lunch Date With Diamant Blazi Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner met while recording episode of LeBron James' HBO show, "The Shop," back in 2024. By Cole Blake August 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Teases "Very Personal" Next Chapter Ahead of the release of her new single "Imaginary Playerz," Cardi B hopped online to give her fans an update. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & Benny The Butcher Might Have Finally Squashed Their Beef Recently, Freddie Gibbs and Benny The Butcher were spotted chatting at an airport in Paris, prompting fans to speculate. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Music The Game Announces Another Gangsta Grillz Project Featuring Boosie Badazz, Conway The Machine, & More The Game's next Gangsta Grillz mixtape is dropping on Friday, joining several other highly anticipated albums scheduled to drop this week. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks' Latest Update Suggests Drake's "ICEMAN" Is Dropping Sooner Than You Think The hype for Drake's "ICEMAN" album is off the charts right now, and DJ Akademiks cannot help himself with the updates. By Alexander Cole January 12, 2026
Music Joe Budden Confronts DJ Akademiks For Not Defending Him Against Adin Ross Joe Budden took strong issue with Adin Ross' Doechii criticisms, and DJ Akademiks explained why he's not checking Ross' Budden disses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026