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Music DJ Akademiks Posts Video Of Himself Partying With Maino As Feud Intensifies DJ Akademiks and Maino have been trading shots over the last week following Ak's jokes about Fabolous' fashion choices. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Pharrell Fires Back Amid Backlash For Politics And DEI Comments Last month, Pharrell admitted that he hates politics, claiming that picking a side means "inadvertently supporting division." By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Former Malibu Mansion Becomes A Luxury Timeshare In 2024, Kanye West sold his Malibu mansion to Steven “Bo” Belmont for $21 million, $36 million less than he bought it for in 2021. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Relationships Big Sean Seemingly Shuts Down Jhene Aiko Breakup Rumors Reports that Big Sean and Jhene Aiko broke up began to circulate earlier this week. However, there's a chance its fake news. By Zachary Horvath November 07, 2025
Music Diddy Argues “Freak-Off” Tapes Are Amateur Pornography In New Appeal Diddy will appear in court today seeking immediate release, claiming that his "freak-off" tapes are protected under the First Amendment. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026
Music Mike Epps Apologizes To Nicki Minaj For His Explicit Jokes A video of Mike Epps making inappropriate jokes about Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump recently surfaced online. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Baby Keem Takes Fans Behind-The-Scenes Of "Ca$ino" In New Documentary Baby Keem announced his long-awaited sophomore studio album, "Ca$ino," on Tuesday and it's dropping later this month. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Young Dolph Trial's Prosecutors Catch Heat For Only Trying One Of Three Suspects They refused to explain what's going on with the other two suspects accused of murdering Young Dolph. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2024
Music Drake Says Him & PartyNextDoor's Upcoming Album Is The Best Work They've Ever Done Drake speaks on PND album coming soon. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 26, 2024
Music Tony Yayo Chants "Free Durk" While Reviewing Heinous Murder-For-Hire Charges With DJ Vlad Tony Yayo relives his fed time days while speaking to VladTV. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 26, 2024
Music Foxy Brown DMs DJ Akademiks As He Discusses Jay-Z's Allegations DJ Akademiks claims Foxy Brown hit him up. By Cole Blake December 10, 2024
Music Travis Scott Officially Enters His New Era After Removing "UTOPIA" From His IG Bio It's a small move, but still an exciting one for Travis fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2025