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Music Meek Mill Believes DJ Akademiks Is Responsible For A 90 Percent Decline In His Streams Meek Mill took to X on Monday where he theorized that his declining streams are a result of DJ Akademiks' hate campaigns. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026
Music Live Nation CEO Blasted For Arguing That Concert Tickets Are Underpriced Michael Rapino of Live Nation attempted to compare concert prices to the cost of attending a Knicks or Lakers game. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music d4vd Cancels Europe & UK Tour Dates While Dead Body Scandal Heats Up While folks continue to speculate about d4vd and Celeste Rivas, authorities have not yet named a suspect or person of interest in her death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Rolling Loud Announces Return Of Christian Hip-Hop For Orlando Festival Christian hip-hop doesn't always get its proper respect, but the subset will be represented well at Rolling Loud once again this year. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals Tracklist For New Album "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky has finally shared more insight into his upcoming album, "Don't Be Dumb," which is just days away. By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music J. Cole Unveils Cover Art For Upcoming Album “The Fall-Off” J Cole has finally announced the official release date of his highly anticipated seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Drake Becomes First Rapper With 10 Albums On The Billboard 200 Simultaneously The news comes as fans have been streaming Drake's best albums in anticipation of the release of his next effort, "Iceman." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Internet Trolls Offset Over Casino Outing With Bobby Shmurda Offset has been involved in some heavy gossip with Celina Powell as of late and some feel this casino clip means he's hitting rock bottom. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music TraxNYC Threatens To Fight 6ix9ine On Livestream With Adin Ross TraxNYC has been going viral on social media since he posted a video of himself confronting another jeweler in New York City. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Uses Nicolás Maduro's Arrest To Troll Diddy 50 Cent teamed up with Netflix to executive-produce the new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," last month. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Wack 100 Wants 50 Cent To Unite G-Unit Against Fabolous Fabolous teamed up with Jim Jones, Dave East, and Maino to drop a diss track aimed at 50 Cent, on Christmas day. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music Leon Thomas Brings Out Kehlani For “Folded” During Tour Finale In Los Angeles Attendees were in for a surprise. By Tallie Spencer December 26, 2025