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Music Dave Free Allegedly Complained To DJ Akademiks About Drake Spreading Paternity Rumors DJ Akademiks went off on TDE on X (formerly Twitter), sharing insight into several behind the scenes conversations. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Reveals He Will Join NBA Youngboy On The MASA Tour After Lil Baby Tour Exit BigXThaPlug has one of the biggest songs of the summer with the Bailey Zimmerman-featured, “All The Way.” "Home" is racing up the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music J. Cole's Announcement For "The Fall-Off" Has Social Media Awestruck J. Cole recently provided fans with a major update on his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," and they're ecstatic. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Sneakers DDG Calls Soulja Boy's New Sneaker Line Trash On Social Media DDG publicly criticized Soulja Boy's new sneaker line "Soulja Boy Drip Co." calling the shoes trash on social media sparking debate. By Ben Atkinson January 13, 2026
Music Ebro Roasted After Posting An Apple Music Office Tour In Response To Mero's Hot 97 Hire Hot 97 announced that Mero will be taking over the morning time slot on Hot 97 with his new show, "Mornings with Mero." By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Sports Cardi B Trolls The Chargers After Stefon Diggs' Huge Playoff Win With The Patriots Cardi B's boyfriend, Stefon Diggs, helped the New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Young Thug To Reclaim Seized Property Thanks To Latest Legal Win By January 9 at 5 p.m., the state of Georgia must return roughly $150K cash, various luxury cars, and some expensive jewelry to Young Thug. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Travis Scott Suggests New Music Is On The Way Travis Scott recently took to his Instagram Story to show love to his fan pages, claiming they shall "eat" soon. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Claressa Shields Blasts 50 Cent After He Trolled Papoose With Remy Ma Clip Papoose is still waiting on 50 Cent to respond to "Let's Rap About It," whereas Claressa Shields and Remy Ma are in the middle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music Island Boys' Franky Venegas Reportedly Had Fentanyl Residue On His Debit Card The Island Boys' Franky Venegas, also known as Kodiyakredd, was reportedly arrested in Florida for alleged drug-related offenses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Blueface Explains Why He Needs Three Girlfriends Blueface knows how to start a debate online and his logic behind needing three girls in his life is doing just that. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music New Hot 97 Hosts Reveal They're Not Actually Replacing "Ebro In The Morning" Hot 97 revealed its new trio of hosts for their morning show slot, which didn't receive favorable reactions from Joe Budden and Funk Flex. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025