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Music DJ Akademiks Insists Lil Baby Assistant Slapping Incident Boosted His Aura Recently, Lil Baby's assistant K-Rich claimed to have slapped DJ Akademiks, prompting a heated response from the internet personality. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Lil Pump Blasts J. Cole For Dissing Him Yet Apologizing To Kendrick Lamar Lil Pump's infamous sit-down interview with J. Cole rings differently for him in the aftermath of the Kendrick Lamar battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Viral XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Shares A Message For His Dad In New Interview Content creator Brandon Sloane ran into six-year-old Gekyume at a Target and asked him about XXXTENTACION for a video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Pusha T Sends Bone-Chilling Message To Rappers He Hates "So F*cking Bad" Pusha T has presented himself as a sleeping giant during this Clipse album rollout and it's got us chomping at the bit. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Real Boston Richey Appears To Address Pregnant Girlfriend’s Disturbing Abuse Allegations Real Boston Richey's girlfriend, Tatianna Chanell, recently pressed charges after he allegedly choked her at least 20 times. By Caroline Fisher April 10, 2025
Music Tay-K's Ex-Girlfriend Gives Harrowing Testimony During Rapper's Murder Trial The latest murder trial comes as Tay-K is already serving a 55-year prison sentence in connection with the 2016 killing of Ethan Walker. By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Music Kanye West Gives An Explicit Response To Fans Saying He Offended Jay-Z Jay-Z and Kanye West created the award-wining duo, Watch The Throne, in 2011. The debut album included "No Church In The Wild." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Reaches Lucky #1 On The Charts For A 7th Time Kendrick Lamar and SZA's latest single follows a successful history of collaborations, including "30 for 30" and "All The Stars." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Producer Squale Claims Industry Blackballed "PETERSON" Despite Fan Acclaim Many others have made similar claims about playlisting and label support concerning Tory Lanez, or rather, lack thereof. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music Dame Dash May Lose The Rights To His Life Story Amid $25 Million Bankruptcy Dame Dash allegedly owes money in unpaid taxes, child support, legal judgments, and more as he recently filed for bankruptcy. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Cam'ron Kicks Adrien Broner Off "It Is What It Is" For Making Inappropriate Comments Towards Stat Baby Cam'ron wasn't happy with the way Adrien Broner was acting on his talk show and let the iconic boxer know it. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Reclaim No. 1 Chart Position Thanks To “Luther” Kendrick Lamar and SZA recently topped the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart once again, surpassing BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2025