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TV DJ Akademiks Responds After Joe Budden Gets Accused Of Taking Money From Kendrick Lamar Following some allegations from Daylyt pointed at Joe Budden, there is now a debate about the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Music Jeweler Calls Out Blueface Over Alleged Unpaid Tab Blueface recently hopped online to flaunt some flashy new chains, prompting a jeweler from his past to come forward. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Labels & Artists Will Copy Drake's "ICEMAN" Rollout DJ Akademiks thinks Drake's new album "ICEMAN" will introduce a new meta for the music industry to follow concerning album rollouts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Calls Out Drake's Friends For Not Supporting Him During Battle Although Boosie Badazz is a Kendrick Lamar fan, he believes many people Drake helped across his career betrayed him during the K.Dot feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music Waka Flocka Flame Denies Dissing Gucci Mane Amid Pooh Shiesty Case Waka Flocka Flame and Gucci Mane have had their issues in the past, but Waka won't use this Pooh Shiesty situation to re-ignite beef... Yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music TDE Punch Mocks Kendrick Lamar Haters Blasting Him For Lack Of Hot 100 Hits Hip-hop hasn't had much relevance on the Hot 100 in a while and people have been pointing the finger at Kendrick Lamar as a result. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Afrika Bambaataa Cause Of Death Revealed Many folks are reacting to Afrika Bambaataa's passing, whether hip-hop fans at large or his sexual assault and child molestation accusers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Hassan Campbell Reacts To Reports Of Afrika Bambaataa's Death Hassan Campbell was one of several people who accused Afrika Bambaataa of child molestation and sexual assault. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's Lawyer Slams The Evidence Used To Arrest Him Pooh Shiesty's lawyer, Bradford Cohen, addressed the media shortly after him and his client appeared in court for his bond hearing. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Ebro Apologizes For Accusing Offset Of Owing Him $5K After Shooting Offset was shot outside of a Florida casino this week, and he's now in stable condition recovering from his injuries. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Offset Confirms Whether Or Not Lil Tjay Shot Him Offset recently had a conversation with DJ Akademiks where he offered up some details of his now infamous run-in with Lil Tjay. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2026
Music Quavo Reacts To News Of Offset Being Shot In Florida Quavo and Offset have had their issues in the past, but with tonight's news, the former is looking to show some love. By Alexander Cole April 06, 2026