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Viral Kanye West’s Interview With DJ Akademiks Is His Clearest Attempt To Sink Hip-Hop To His Level Of the many problematic angles tackled in DJ Akademiks' interview, the key revelation is how Kanye West wants to punish everyone around him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 01, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Told Cassie’s Friend He Was “The Devil” During Chilling Encounter Bryana “Bana” Bongolan recently took the stand in Diddy's federal trial, recalling frightening experiences she allegedly had with the mogul. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
TV Kai Cenat Left Stunned By Eminem's Upset Over Kendrick Lamar At The AMAs Kai Cenat was sitting front row at the AMAs on Monday night, and a huge win from Eminem left the streamer in shock. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2025
Music Michael Jackson Biopic Reportedly Pushed Back Due To Scheduling Issues Jafaar Jackson will portray his uncle in the upcoming biopic "Michael," brought to life by producer Graham King and director Antoine Fuqua. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music REASON Releases Savage Joey Badass Diss "The Dead Apple" Amid Ray Vaughn Beef We now have a four-way street of diss tracks between REASON, Joey Badass, Ray Vaughn, and Daylyt. There are a few more players, too... By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music Billie Eilish Acknowledges Nicki Minaj As The Real G.O.A.T. of Rap Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj collaborated on Pink Friday 2 track "Are You Gone Already," after Eilish fangirled over Minaj for years. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Reportedly Wants To Drop Again Shortly After “I AM MUSIC” Release During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks shared some exciting details about Playboi Carti's upcoming album, "I AM MUSIC." By Caroline Fisher March 13, 2025
Music J. Cole Explains "Everybody Dies" Diss, Fans Accuse Him Of "Condoning" Bad Rappers Cole said the song was about rap in general, not the modern generation. However, now fans think he's being too soft. By Ben Mock November 03, 2023
Music Diamond D Recalls 2Pac Shooting "Drunk" Cops After Clark Atlanta University’s Homecoming Diamond D recently reflected on the time 2Pac shot two cops in Atlanta. By Cole Blake November 01, 2023
Streetwear Coi Leray's Bear Costume Shows Off Her Curves In New Steamy Social Media Pics It's quite the minimal get-up, but simple is sometimes better, especially when you want to strike a balance between costume and fashion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 30, 2023
Pop Culture 21 Savage Slams Kodak Black For Claiming That He "Switched Up" 21 Savage claims Kodak Black sounds jealous and entitled after the Broward County rapper called him out on "Drink Champs." By Aron A. October 30, 2023
Streetwear Ice Spice Flashes Crowd In Betty Boop Costume's Itty Bitty Red Dress: Watch The Bronx baddie was a popular choice amongst fans for a Halloween costume again this year. By Hayley Hynes October 29, 2023