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Music DJ Akademiks Takes Partial Credit For The Careers Of Drake, 6ix9ine, & Playboi Carti DJ Akademiks was bigging himself up during a stream on Wednesday night, and it led to how he truly feels about himself. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Explains Why He Will Never Do Verzuz During a conversation with DJ Drama, Lil Wayne offered an explanation for why he would never do a Verzuz battle. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Think He Dissed NoCap With Cryptic Message In addition to NoCap, other potential targets NBA YoungBoy fans pointed to include Playboi Carti and Young Thug. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Streetwear Drake's New "Where She At" T-Shirt Sparks Speculation About A$AP Rocky Beef Drake added a new "Where She At?" t-shirt to his Amazon storefront, widely seen as a shot at A$AP Rocky over Rihanna. By Ben Atkinson June 25, 2026
Music Kanye West's Controversial San Antonio Concert Just Got A Major Update Kanye West is going to be performing on July 4 in San Antonio, and the show is already garnering some controversy. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026
Pop Culture Jonah Hill Shares How He Really Feels About Kanye West’s “Bizarre” Praise Back in 2023, Kanye West took to Instagram to announce that Jonah Hill's performance in "21 Jump Street" made him “like Jewish people again.” By Caroline Fisher April 07, 2026
Music Wack 100 Slams Lil Tjay, Claims Offset Could Cash In Big After Shooting Offset was recently shot outside of a Florida casino, and according to Wack 100, this could result in a massive lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher April 07, 2026
Music Lizzo Claims Every Rapper Slid In Her DMs After She Got Famous Lizzo spoke about her love life while appearing on Benny Blanco's podcast, "Friends Keep Secrets," on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 31, 2026
Music Mero Alleges DJ Akademiks Is A Pedophile Amid Back & Forth Disses DJ Akademiks and Mero blasted each other online over Ak's criticisms of Hot 97 and their hosting change-ups. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
TV Dame Dash Talk Show Gets Approved By BET Dame Dash has received some thrilling news about a talk show he's producing and hosting called "OG Stories." By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Intensifies Kodak Black Beef By Threatening Him With Fentanyl Boosie Badazz and Kodak Black have been at odds for years, but the feud reignited following the heated Instagram Live session, this week. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Real Boston Richey’s Ex Accuses Label Of Smear Campaign Over Alleged Explicit Video Real Boston Richey's former girlfriend, Tatiana Chanell, recently took to her Instagram Story to put Epic Records on blast. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2026