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Music Joe Budden Confronts DJ Akademiks For Not Defending Him Against Adin Ross Joe Budden took strong issue with Adin Ross' Doechii criticisms, and DJ Akademiks explained why he's not checking Ross' Budden disses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria" One Year Later: How He Hijacked The Drake Narrative One year later, Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” still stands as the moment he flipped the script on Drake. By Aron A. April 30, 2025
Music Ken Carson Set To Achieve His 1st #1 Ever With "More Chaos" Ken Carson's More Chaos is the latest number-one of the Opium posse following Playboi Carti's massive hit record I AM MUSIC. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 19, 2025
Music Missy Elliott Rolls Out Like An Autobot For Viral Coachella Set Missy Elliotts performed all her hits at this year’s Coachella Festival. Her classic songs are “Supa Dupa Fly,” “Hot Boy,” and “Work It.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 12, 2025
Music Gordo Hints At Dropping An Entire EP Of Drake Collaborations Gordo and Drake have already worked together a number of times over the years and it looks like there are even more releases coming. By Cole Blake May 22, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Speculates Drake’s "4PM In Calabasas" Is A Diddy Diss After Cassie Testimony Cassie recently accused Diddy of physically assaulting her after learning she'd be attending Drake's OVO Fest. By Caroline Fisher May 14, 2025
Music Lil Durk Offered Strict Security Plan To The Court Before His Judge Denied Bond Lil Durk's proposed bail release in his murder-for-hire case included 24/7 private security, $2 million, and direct reports to the court. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Michael Jordan Gets Down To Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" After Allegedly Requesting It Michael Jordan is known to not be the biggest fan of rap, but it seems like he can respect a good song when he hears one like "Not Like Us." By Zachary Horvath April 08, 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 Ice Spice Fires Back At Haters By Showing Off Her "Oats" In New IG Post Ice Spice wants the haters to watch this. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 25, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Anoints His Lawyer Joe Tacopina A Member Of ASAP After Assault Case Acquittal ASAP Rocky can return to focusing on his upcoming album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Cole Blake February 19, 2025
Music Drake Officially Returns To The Top 10 On Billboard Amid Kendrick Lamar's Dominance Drake's "NOKIA" recently topped the Apple Music charts for the first time, whereas Kendrick Lamar cinched another week atop Billboard. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025