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Music DJ Akademiks Alleges His Associates Are Being Stalked, Sends Warning Shot At Hip-Hop Media DJ Akademiks went on stream last night and leveled some disturbing allegations at those who oppose him and his success. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music Kanye West Earns His First Spotify Song With Over 2 Billion Streams Ye also recently shared a list of his European tour dates this summer. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Shyne Recalls Eating Dinner With Drake After Calling Him "Corny" Once upon a time, Shyne felt as though Drake was just a corny artist from Canada, but now, he has seen the light. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2026
Music Drake Will Executive Produce K-OS' Next Album Before Drake was the face of Toronto hip-hop, K-OS was one of his inspirations and early collaborators as a Canadian legend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music Kanye West Had 1 Million People Attempting To Cop Tickets For His Tampa Show Kanye West is going to be performing in Tampa, Florida next month, and he is already getting his fans riled up for the show. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music French Montana & Max B Tease Kanye West Collab On New Album French Montana has worked with Kanye West in recent years, and it looks like they will get their own song with Max B very soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Relationships Megan Thee Stallion May Have Addressed Klay Thompson Cheating Scandal Megan Thee Stallion appears to take shots at her ex Klay Thompson on Bossman Dlow's "Motion Party (Remix)." By Aron A. May 29, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has An Out-Of-Body Experience As Drake Announces Triple-Album Release DJ Akademiks was live on stream last night when Drake came through with the announcement that he was dropping three albums. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music Reason & Hitta J3 Go At It Over Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reason loves Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" but thinks its featured West Coast artists didn't live up to the moment, which Hitta J3 took issue with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Wants A$AP Rocky To Fight Back Against Drake Although DJ Akademiks is a big Drake fan, his connection to A$AP Rocky and back-handed praise of him means he's interested in more responses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Music J. Cole & Cam'ron Finally Settle Their Lawsuit J. Cole and Cam'ron were in a lawsuit involving the song "Ready '24," although the entire case has been officially settled. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Jim Jones Declares Drake Is The GOAT, Praises His Pen Game Drake's recent three releases have certainly stirred the industry, and Jim Jones doesn't think anyone can match that impact. By Erika Marie May 28, 2026