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Music DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Mona From "The Joe Budden Podcast" Mona recently trolled DJ Akademiks on "The Joe Budden Podcast" while discussing his recent back-and-forth with Maino and Fabolous. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Digital Nas Refutes The Validity Of Kanye West's "Cousins" Digital Nas saying this isn't too surprising considering that he's been close with Kanye West for a few years now. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Insinuates Kendrick Lamar Praise Is Being Astroturfed By Overseas Accounts Recently, one of the most popular Kendrick Lamar fan accounts on X got exposed for allegedly being based out of India. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Wale Recalls Opening Up To J. Cole The Night Before "False Prophets" Dropped Wale discussed his relationship with J. Cole during an appearance on "The Breakfast Club" on Tuesday morning. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music Rising Florida Rapper Maxon Margiela Passes Away At 21 Maxon Margiela was quickly becoming a name to know out of Orlando. Rest in peace to a future star gone way too soon. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Top5 Reacts To Kendrick Lamar Performing In Canada With An Absurd Take Kendrick announced his accompanying "GNX" tour earlier today. By Zachary Horvath December 03, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Reunites With SZA On Multiple Stunning "GNX" Tracks It looks like that Harper's BAZAAR interview was more of a signal than we thought. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2024
Music Drake Gets Roasted For Debuting New Hairstyle In Duck Face Selfie Drake still can't catch a break. By Caroline Fisher November 17, 2024
Music Grammy Awards 2025: 5 Albums That Deserved A Best Rap Album Nomination These are some 2024 rap albums that didn't get nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards, but deserve some shine for their quality. By Devin Morton November 15, 2024
Music Joey Bada$$ Reveals Release Date Of New Album, “Lonely At The Top” Today, Joey Bada$$ gave fans their first taste of his upcoming fourth studio album with the release of his new single, "ABK." By Caroline Fisher July 18, 2025
Streetwear Pharrell And A$AP Rocky’s Louis Vuitton Collaboration Reportedly Scrapped The rumored Pharrell Williams and A$AP Rocky Louis Vuitton collaboration may be off, but the story behind its cancellation reveals more. By Ben Atkinson July 08, 2025
Music L.A. Rapper 4Xtra Allegedly Loses Fingers In Gruesome Firework Accident On 4th Of July Aaron The Plumber reacted to 4Xtra firework accident on social media, calling the rapper “4 Nubs” in latest post. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 05, 2025