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Music DJ Akademiks Reports Foolio Killer Was Attacked in Prison Foolio killer Sean Gathright is reportedly in critical condition after a prison stabbing, according to Akademiks. By Erika Marie August 07, 2026
Music Drake Has More Bars For His Haters On Yet Another New "ICEMAN" Snippet DJ Akademiks already apologized to Drake for sharing another "ICEMAN" snippet this week, specifically on J. Cole's release night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Streetwear Latto Gets Naked For Cosmopolitan Photoshoot Latto was excited about the new photoshoot. By Alexander Cole June 21, 2023
Music 50 Cent Shades Jay-Z For Making "Reasonable Doubt" Seem Like A Big Deal 50 Cent had a few jabs for Jay-Z during his recently published conversation with Andrew Schulz for Interview Magazine. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music Lupe Fiasco Says You Won't Be Seeing Him For A While Following Kendrick Lamar Debate Lupe Fiasco spoke about his recent run-in with Kendrick Lamar fans, and how he isn't happy with what he's just seen. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Gene Simmons Makes Racist Comments About Rappers Making The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame It's not my music. I don't come from the ghetto. It doesn't speak my language." By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Numbers Drake Continues His Chart Dominance With Eye-Popping Fourth-Week Sales Projections For "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" album was the most anticipated of the entire year, and so far, it is living up to the hype, at least on the charts. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2026
Music 21 Savage Gets Big Boost In Updated "What Happened To The Streets?" Sales Projections 21 Savage's "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?" era has led to even more debate around Atlanta hip-hop, rap game loyalties, and much more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music 50 Cent Piles On Jim Jones By Seemingly Linking Up With His Landlord Earlier today, 50 cent shared footage of Jim Jones allegedly trying to get back into his allegedly evicted podcast studio. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Music Chris Blake Claims Drake Is Refusing To Drop "ICEMAN" Drake remains one of the biggest artists in the world, and with "ICEMAN" on the way, there has been speculation about his next move. By Alexander Cole April 02, 2026
Music Rod Wave Reportedly Arrested On Gun Charge In Atlanta Very few details about this alleged arrest have surfaced at press time, which sadly is not Rod Wave's only legal debacle these days. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music T-Pain Slams DJ Khaled In Fiery Rant About Loyalty In The Music Industry Despite working together several times over the years, T-Pain and DJ Khaled's relationship eventually turned sour. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025