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Music Gunna Releasing A Documentary Soon Amid Tensions With Young Thug Details are slim to none on this project from Gunna, but it is in development amid Young Thug calling him out repeatedly. By Zachary Horvath September 09, 2025
Pop Culture Brian McKnight Jr Reacts To His Dad Celebrating Alleged $8 Million Legal Win Against His Mom Family issues have been plaguing the McKnight clan for a while, and it seems Brian McKnight Jr is fed up with his dad. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music What Time Does Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out" Come Out On Streaming Services? We are only a few hours away from what hip-hop culture is hyping up as an album of the year contender. Let's see if Clipse deliver. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Ex-Girlfriend Accuses Him Of Abuse, Says "This Man Ain't S***" Angelica has made some serious allegations against the "Everyday Struggle" host. By Alexander Cole December 27, 2018
Music Kendrick Lamar Raps Over Radiohead Hit In Resurfaced Snippet During a recent livestream, TDE affiliate MackWop dusted off an unreleased Kendrick Lamar track from the vault. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Slams Jim Jones Over Treatment Of Mel Murda After Prison Release Last month, Mel Murda was released from prison after spending six years behind bars, and Jim Jones picked him up at a train station. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Obliterates J. Cole's New Song "Disc 2 Track 2" And His Artistry DJ Akademiks doesn't seem excited for J. Cole's upcoming album "The Fall-Off" based on his harsh reaction to its new single "Disc 2 Track 2." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Drake Officially Tops Billboard 200 With "ICEMAN" Trilogy's First Week Sales Drake became the first artist to simultaneously debut three albums in the Billboard chart's top three, and he also broke a Jay-Z record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Defends Satirical Jay-Z Conspiracy Tweet Amid Pushback From DJ Akademiks Recently, DJ Vlad took to Twitter to mock some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Jay-Z, Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2026
Sports Cardi B Reportedly Dumped Stefon Diggs Days Before The Super Bowl Stefon Diggs and the New England Patriots ended up getting blown out by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music Max B Performs Jim Jones Diss Track And Draws Split Reactions Although Max B did perform his Jim Jones diss track "We Sip Grand Cru," neither artist has really confirmed they're still beefing right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Sports LeBron James Finally Breaks His Silence On Drake After Taking Kendrick Lamar's Side Drake has seemingly been at odds with LeBron James over his support of Kendrick Lamar during their feud in 2024. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025