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Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why His Brittany Renner Criticism Doesn't Apply To Cardi B Responding to fan questions, Akademiks explained why he believes Cardi B occupies a different lane than Brittany Renner. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music Young Thug Calls Cap On New $5 Million Mansion Young Thug recently took to X to call out some alleged fake news regarding the purchase of a $5 million mansion in Florida. By Alexander Cole July 30, 2026
Sports Drake Trolls LeBron James With New NOCTA Manor T-Shirt A new shirt spotted at Drake's NOCTA Manor takes another shot at LeBron James, continuing their increasingly public fallout. By Erika Marie July 23, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Explains How Drake Inspired Him To Use A Teleprompter Lil Wayne was recently a guest on "Friends Keep Secrets," and it was here that he offered some insight on Drake's influence. By Alexander Cole July 22, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Says His Mother Asked Him To Have A Child At 14 A candid conversation offers new insight into how Lil Wayne's family navigated loss before he became a teenage father. By Erika Marie July 21, 2026
Music Rick Ross Unveils Tracklist And Stacked Features For "Set In Stone" Rick Ross is going to be dropping his new album "Set In Stone" on Friday, and he just dropped the features and tracklist. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Travis Scott Pelts Cameraman With Water Bottles During Live Show Travis Scott was among special performers at the Nike TOMA National Final's Amazon Music Night in New York City. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Original Content Clive Davis Was Behind The Legendary Careers Of These 10 Music Icons Whitney Houston wasn't the only superstar Clive Davis helped launch. These artists, including Diddy and Alicia Keys, all have careers closely connected to the late legendary executive. By Erika Marie June 25, 2026
Streetwear Drake Wears Custom Chrome Hearts Hat To ICEMAN Video Shoot Drake was spotted filming an ICEMAN music video in Toronto, wearing a custom blue and white Chrome Hearts hat. By Ben Atkinson May 13, 2026
Music New Footage Shows Foolio's Alleged Killer Attempting To Escape Interrogation Room Foolio's murder trial has entered its second week, and more alleged evidence continues to be shown in the courtroom. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music Vince Staples Frustrated After YouTube Age-Restricts His Video Vince Staples has something to say. By Tallie Spencer April 30, 2026
Music Rick Ross Pushes Back Release Date For "Set In Stone" The album was supposed to drop this Friday. By Aron A. June 10, 2026