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Music DJ Akademiks Responds To Rumors Of A New J. Cole Album: "I Need Some Sleeping Material" Rumors are circulating that J. Cole might drop something this week, and as it turns out, DJ Akademiks really couldn't care less. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Slams Dame Dash For Attributing $200M iHeartMedia Deal To Their Beef Charlamagne Tha God recently named Dame Dash "Donkey Of The Day" for his comments on his $200M deal with iHeartMedia. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Unleashes On Kodak Black Following "Christmas Eve" Diss Earlier this week, Kodak Black dropped another couple of bars for Boosie Badazz on his YouTube release titled "Christmas Eve." By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Uses Nicolás Maduro's Arrest To Troll Diddy 50 Cent teamed up with Netflix to executive-produce the new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," last month. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Stove God Cooks Asks Jay Z For Help Getting Out Of His Deal Stove God Cooks wants out of his record deal. By Tallie Spencer January 08, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial Delayed Once Again Authorities have accused Lil Durk of allegedly orchestrating the attempted murder of Quando Rondo back in 2022. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's “Punk Rocky” First-Day Streams Bode Well For His New Album A$AP Rocky also shared a music video for "Punk Rocky" featuring appearances from Winona Ryder, Thundercat, and more. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Shenseea And DDG Set Off Dating Rumors After Linking Up In Nigeria More dating rumors to start the year. By Tallie Spencer January 08, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj's Deportation Petition Has Tens Of Thousands Of Signatures Nicki Minaj's AmFest appearance has put her in a horrific spot as of late and it's only getting worse as these signatures pile up. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music 50 Cent's "In Da Club" Surpasses 2 Billion Streams On Spotify The newest milestone comes after 50 Cent finished 2025 as the most popular rapper from New York on YouTube. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Young Thug Randomly Changes His Instagram Profile Picture To Kevin Gates Sucking Toes Young Thug has stirred up controversy as of late for his co-sign of the "f the streets" movement, but this latest move just has fans confused. By Zachary Horvath January 08, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Will Not Go To Prison Over His Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz reportedly received a sentence of time served, a $50,000 fine, and 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026