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Music Erykah Badu Says The Alchemist Postponed Their Album At The Last Minute Erykah Badu previewed new collaborations with The Alchemist while performing her musical special with Amazon Music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 29, 2025
Politics Drake Appears To Show Love To Pro-Palestine Protesters Outside Of His Copenhagen Hotel Drake is currently in Europe with PartyNextDoor to tour in support of their recent album, "Some Sexy Songs 4 U." By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Reiterates Trump Support By Attending “Melania” Premiere Nicki Minaj continues to show her support for President Donald Trump and the First Lady, Melania, despite widespread backlash. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2026
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 Jadakiss Goes Hard On New Freestyle Over Drake's "You Only Live Twice" Jadakiss has had some recent praise for Drake, and fans wonder whether or not we'll get more new music from him soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Ludacris Will No Longer Perform At MAGA-Adjacent Country Festival Ludacris dropped out of this year's "Rock The Country" lineup, which last year had Donald Trump himself introduce headliner Kid Rock. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Draws Good, Bad & Ugly Reactions To New Album "Don't Be Dumb" For an album as long-awaited as "Don't Be Dumb" and an artist as beef-riddled as A$AP Rocky these days, this divisive reaction was expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Daz Dillinger Asks For Fans’ Support Amid Kurupt’s Recovery By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music Chris Brown’s $500 Million “History Of Violence” Lawsuit Tossed Out By Judge In 2024, "Chris Brown: A History Of Violence" aired on ID, diving into the hitmaker's allegedly problematic past. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks' Latest Update Suggests Drake's "ICEMAN" Is Dropping Sooner Than You Think The hype for Drake's "ICEMAN" album is off the charts right now, and DJ Akademiks cannot help himself with the updates. By Alexander Cole January 12, 2026
Music Stove God Cooks Asks Jay Z For Help Getting Out Of His Deal Stove God Cooks wants out of his record deal. By Tallie Spencer January 08, 2026
Music Who Is Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto? The Religious Leader Who Met With Ye & Young Thug A rabbi who reportedly got a 6-figure check from Lebron to sit down in meetings, offered forgiveness to Kanye, and met with Young Thug has been a spiritual leader for some of the wealthiest. By Aron A. November 18, 2025