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Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Has Some Things Up His Sleeve” For 2026 During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks said he's "under good authority" to speculate that Kendrick Lamar will drop this year. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Original Content Tina Turner's Most Iconic Hits From the soul-stirring anthem "Proud Mary" to the electrifying power of "What's Love Got to Do with It," Tina Turner's biggest hits redefine music history, leaving an indelible mark on generations. By Victor Omega May 25, 2023
Sports Kendrick Lamar Calls Out Kyrie Irving For Anti-Vaxx Rhetoric On "Savior" Kendrick Lamar had a bar for Kyrie Irving. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2022
Music Ghostface Killah Sets The Record Straight On Speculated Raekwon Beef Ghostface laughs off the Raekwon beef that’s prominently featured in Hulu’s “Wu-Tang: An American Saga.” By Joshua Robinson December 21, 2022
Music Kelis Doesn't Hold Back Her Feelings About Rihanna & Nas On Instagram Kelis has smoke for everyone after calling out Beyoncé and Pharrell. By Aron A. July 29, 2022
Music Irv Gotti Chokes Up While Signing $300 Million Deal With Iconoclast Irv Gotti has signed a $300 million deal to sell his 50 percent ownership stake of his masters to Iconoclast. By Cole Blake June 29, 2022
Original Content Drake’s "Honestly, Nevermind" Marks The End Of An Era Drake really did this? By Joshua Robinson June 17, 2022
Music Ice Spice Defends Controversial “Y2K!” Album Cover & David LaChapelle According to Ice Spice, the title of her upcoming album was place on a trash can on purpose. By Caroline Fisher June 06, 2024
Music Lil Durk's Lawyer Believes Only "Weak-Legged" Prosecutors Take Hip-Hop RICO Cases Lil Durk is the subject of a federal murder-for-hire case, which doesn't actually have any racketeering charges to make it a RICO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Stevie J Addresses Chopper’s Shocking Allegation That He Slept With Eve Chopper had a lot to say about Stevie J and one of the artist's exes during his recent interview with "The Art Of Dialogue." By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Allegedly Sent Tyler The Creator Cease And Desist Over "CHROMAKOPIA" Verse Tyler The Creator rapped about a similar situation on Clipse's new album, but nothing linked it to Playboi Carti explicitly. Grains of salt! By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Ja Rule Appears To Address Rumors Of Drake And Future Reconciliation It looks like he saw the Thugger tweet. By Elias Andrews October 18, 2024