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Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He’s Not Feeling Drake’s New “ICEMAN” Snippet During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks shared his unfiltered take on a newly surfaced snippet of an unreleased Drake song. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent Is Loving Nicki Minaj's Latest Viral Jab At Jay-Z Nicki Minaj has been complaining about Jay-Z and Roc Nation in various scathing posts on social media for months. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music The Game Has A Challenge For Kendrick Lamar On New Gangsta Grillz Deluxe The Game has said a lot about Kendrick Lamar in recent years, but this new mention on his recent Gangsta Grillz expansion is respectful. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Adam22 Alleges Jim Jones Sent Bloods To His Hotel To Intimidate Him According to Adam22, Jim Jones once went out of his way to send him a message when he visited New York City. By Caroline Fisher November 12, 2025
Music Gunna Fan Account Suspended On Twitter After Young Thug & Lil Baby Fans' Attacks This Gunna fan account supposedly shared many of Young Thug's leaked jail calls, and also clashed with Lil Baby fans over their feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music Toronto Mayor Disappointed When Drake-Given Nickname Isn’t Used At Press Conference Crolivia Chow wants some respect on her name. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Lil Kim Predicted Nicki Minaj's Downfall Years Ago On "The Breakfast Club" Charlamagne That God resurfaced Lil Kim's issue with Nicki Minaj in the wake of his explosive social media posts. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music Did Gucci Mane Snitch? Everything We Know About Pooh Shiesty’s Arrest The FBI got Pooh Shiesty. The Internet's accusing Gucci Mane of snitching. Here's everything we know so far. By Aron A. April 07, 2026
Music Beastie Boys: Where Are They Now? The Beastie Boys proved that transitioning to Hip Hop was an achievable feat. By Demi Phillips February 07, 2024
Music Kay Flock Sentenced To Three Decades In Prison In March of this year, New York rapper Kay Flock was convicted of racketeering and attempted murder charges. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Disses Pooh Shiesty On New Track “Crash Dummy” Well, Gucci Mane is holding nothing back. By Tallie Spencer April 10, 2026
Music Dave Blunts Pleads With Kanye West To "Find God" After Cutting Ye Off Dave Blunts wrote many of the lyrics to recent Kanye West releases, which engaged even more in Ye's controversies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025