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Music DJ Akademiks Crashes Out Over Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Freestyle DJ Akademiks reacted to Jay-Z dissing Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Dame Dash, Tory Lanez, and more with his Roots Picnic freestyle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Relationships Gucci Mane's Wife Reveals How She Handles His Schizophrenic Episodes Gucci Mane opened up about his mental health struggles during his new memoir, "Episodes," which dropped earlier this month. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music Drake Promises “ICEMAN” Live Stream Finale Will Be His Best Yet According to Drake, his "ICEMAN" livestream series "sounded like the perfect mix of risk and reward" to him. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music Cam’ron Fights With With Ex On-Air After Calling Her A “Bad Investment” Cam'ron didn't hold back at all. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music Drake Fuels New Album Excitement With Cutdown Version Of “ICEMAN” Episode 3 Drake continues to tease his upcoming ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," which is rumored to be dropping before the end of the year. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music French Montana Presses Fat Joe Over Money Owed For "All The Way Up" The matter was a joking, but serious, exchange. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Streetwear Dave East Hits The Court At The US Open With Jim Jones And Fabolous Dave East, Jim Jones, and Fabolous swapped tennis whites for full streetwear fits, and the court turned into a runway for a minute. By Ben Atkinson September 05, 2026
Music New Footage Shows Blueface Getting Punched Out During Viral Street Brawl A few nights ago, Blueface reportedly got into a brawl, and Chrisean Rock was involved. Now, new footage shows what happened to him. By Alexander Cole August 20, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals Kendrick Lamar Originally Had Two Features On "The Fall-Off" J. Cole also said that he still has love for Kendrick Lamar and Drake, but they don't talk much anymore. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Alicia Andrews Found Guilty On Lesser Charges Alicia Andrews stood accused of following Foolio across multiple places along with four other codefendants before they allegedly murdered him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Drake’s “ICEMAN” Projected To Dominate Billboard Hot 100 Next Week Are you surprised? By Aron A. May 19, 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