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Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Treasure Wilson & Loren Lorosa Over His Alleged Lies About Kendrick Lamar DJ Akademiks has weighed in on Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour on several occasions in recent weeks. By Cole Blake May 11, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Calls “F*ck The Streets" A Tactic To Justify Working With Gunna Earlier this month, 21 Savage tweeted "f*ck the streets," which prompted various other artists to follow suit. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Music GloRilla Debunks Pregnancy Rumors While Courtside At Grizzlies Game GloRilla fans have been speculating about pregnancy rumors for weeks, but the Memphis star doesn't know what they're talking about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Original Content Top 25 Best French Montana Songs of All Time The greatest tracks of French Montana's career, thus far. By Alphonse Pierre September 15, 2017
Music 21 Savage Reveals How He Helped Young Thug & YFN Lucci End Their Beef Young Thug and YFN Lucci made up publicly and chose to contribute verses to each other's 2025 albums as well. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025
Sports Bad Bunny Recalls Getting The Super Bowl Halftime Show Call From Jay-Z The NFL and Roc Nation announced that Bad Bunny will be serving as the next Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner on Sunday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music Diddy Jury Shown Graphic Gallery Of 13 Alleged “Freak Off” Participants Diddy's trial continued today, and Cassie identified herself and several others featured in photos and videos of his alleged "freak offs." By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025
Music Star Celebrates The Death Of Afrika Bambaataa Radio host Troi Torain, aka Star, seems to be pretty ecstatic about the recent news regarding Afrika Bambaataa. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Gives Disabled Fan His Chain During Heartwarming Meeting After Chicago Show A longtime Lil Wayne fan finally got to meet her GOAT, 17 years after a health incident permanently altered her life. By Devin Morton August 26, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & J.I.D. Hint At A "Scary" Collaboration After Gibbs Dissed J. Cole Freddie Gibbs announced the upcoming joint album with The Alchemist coming soon. Alfredo 2 will follow their 2020 original. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Politics Donald Trump's Advisor Calls Out Ted Cruz For "Creepy" Nicki Minaj Interaction Nicki Minaj has been aligning herself with Donald Trump recently, and his advisor Alex Bruesewitz claimed Ted Cruz overly fanned out for her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music Ice Spice Samples M.I.A. Hit In Upcoming Single Fans haven't heard much from Ice Spice on the music front lately, but now, it looks like the Bronx femcee is gearing up for something new. By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025