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Music DJ Akademiks Takes Partial Credit For The Careers Of Drake, 6ix9ine, & Playboi Carti DJ Akademiks was bigging himself up during a stream on Wednesday night, and it led to how he truly feels about himself. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music ScHoolboy Q Announces New Album A follow-up to "Blue Lips" is on the way. By Aron A. July 09, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Mocks Gucci Mane By Recreating Alleged Pooh Shiesty Video An alleged video of Pooh Shiesty robbing Gucci Mane hit the Internet, and 6ix9ine capitalized on the chance to double down his trolling. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Music GloRilla Hints Her Next Album Will Be "Turnt" For The Summer With her sophomore solo record on the horizon, GloRilla is gearing up to have a "fun" album of the summer. By Erika Marie June 26, 2026
Music Wack 100 Alleges Tory Lanez Was Stabbed In Protective Custody, Not General Population Tory Lanez fortunately recovered from his prison stabbing, and has since been transferred to another facility. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Lil Durk Offers His Largest Bail Package Yet As Feds Confirm He's Not On Trial For Lyrics Lil Durk has been behind bars since October of last year after authorities arrested him in an alleged murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Frank Black: U.S. Agent Reveals Diddy's Other Alias Is A Throw Back To Notorious B.I.G. Frank White is a character Diddy's artist Biggie Smalls emulated in his music that resembled ultimate power. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 17, 2025
Music Top5 Claps Back At Kanye West For Starting Beef With The Game In what seems to be an extension of his Drake beef, Kanye West called out The Game for showing love to Top5 despite Top's threats to Ye. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Peter Rosenberg Reacts To DJ Vlad Claiming He’ll Retire “Broke And Bitter” Peter Rosenberg and DJ Vlad's beef goes way back, but for now, it's unclear what prompted this latest tense exchange. By Caroline Fisher April 05, 2025
Music Lil Durk's New Album "Deep Thoughts" Boasts Divisive Streaming Debut Amid Prison Stay Lil Durk recently issued a hopeful and determined message to fans after "Deep Thoughts" landed during his alleged murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music Kanye West Catches Big Break In Boogie Down Productions Lawsuit Kanye West is facing one less lawsuit. By Cole Blake August 20, 2024
Music Drake & Ari Fletcher Spotted At The Same Club In Turks And Caicos Drake is currently on vacation in Turks and Caicos, and as it turns out, he is in the same location as Ari Fletcher. By Alexander Cole June 13, 2026