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Music DJ Akademiks Claims Jay-Z's Diss Targets Don't Care About His Freestyle DJ Akademiks continues to blast Jay-Z's Roots Picnic freestyle, arguing Drake, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and others aren't worried about Hov. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2026
Music Akademiks Claps Back At Allegations He Accepts Payments To Push Artists Trap Dickey’s recent interview on The Breakfast Club sparks a conversation on paid posts on Akademiks’ Instagram page. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Adin Ross Drags Anthony Fantano For Making Fun Of Drake's "ICEMAN" Bar Drake referenced Adin Ross to diss Rick Ross on his new album "ICEMAN," which Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop wasn't a fan of at all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Music YSL Woody Promises To Go After Young Thug If His Daughter's Surgery Doesn't Go Well Young Thug has been coming under fire on social media after several of his phone calls from jail surfaced online. By Cole Blake September 10, 2025
Sneakers Destroy Lonely Is The Latest Artist To Join Reebok's Born Classic Campaign Destroy Lonely joins Reebok's global "Born Classic. Worn Forever." campaign spotlighting the Workout Plus and Club C 85 Vintage. By Ben Atkinson May 13, 2026
Streetwear This Drake x FC Barcelona ICEMAN Concept Kit Just Went Viral Artists Asher Hyde and Jeff Cole created a viral concept kit imagining Drake's Iceman album branding on the FC Barcelona jersey. By Ben Atkinson May 10, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Returns To Centennial High School In Compton With Dr. Dre & Will.i.am Kendrick Lamar attended a groundbreaking ceremoni at Centennial High School in Compton alongside Dr. Dre & Will.i.am. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Offset & Quavo Reunite In The Studio After Teasing Migos Comeback Quavo and Offset haven't made a song together since the Migos fell apart, but they might be reuniting years after the loss of Takeoff. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026
Music The Weeknd Teases Unreleased Song During Rio Show Amid Album Rumors The Weeknd has been dropping some subliminal and not so subliminal hints that a new album is in the works recently, including this snippet. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music Drake's Concept Art For "ICEMAN" Surfaces After Release Date Reveal Drake will be releasing his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," on Friday, May 15. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music AllStar JR Reacts To News About NBA Ben 10's Recovery AllStar JR has been taunting NBA Ben 10 over his shooting injuries, and he's got more jokes after the latter's recovery news. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Is Furious About Getting Snubbed At The Grammys While Playboi Carti didn't receive any Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, and more artists were honored on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026