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Streetwear Drake Flexes $1 Million Barbie Watch While Asking For His "Staci Doll" Drake just added another Rolex to the collection amid the fallout from his UMG lawsuit's dismissal, which he's not breaking a sweat over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music Lil Durk Allegedly Tried To Destroy An Apple Watch After Being Caught In Jail Authorities arrested Lil Durk, last year, accusing him of allegedly orchestrating the shooting of Quando Rondo. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Claims Doja Cat Bites Nicki Minaj's Style A Lot Azealia Banks, Doja Cat, and Nicki Minaj have made definitive contributions in women's hip hop that will be studied for generations. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Confirms Fans Can Use "YZY" Crypto Coin To Buy Concert Tickets & Merch Kanye West has gotten into the crypto market and confirmed that his fans will be able to use the "YZY" coin to buy concert tickets and merch. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
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
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Alleges He Was Punched By Tylil’s Goon DJ Akademiks had a lot to get off of his chest this weekend and that includes calling out Tylil for allegedly trying to backdoor him. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 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 Drake Sets Up Recording Studio For "ICEMAN" In Houston Strip Club Drake was supposed to drop "ICEMAN" this year, but it looks like he still needs to put the finishing touches on his solo studio LP comeback. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music 6ix9ine’s Mother Surprises Adin Ross With Israeli Flag And Star Of David According to 6ix9ine, his mother Natividad Perez-Hernandez "loves Jewish people," which explains her gifts for Adin Ross. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Has An Out-Of-Body Experience As Drake Announces Triple-Album Release DJ Akademiks was live on stream last night when Drake came through with the announcement that he was dropping three albums. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Streetwear Kanye West Drops New Black Friday Yeezy Items For $100 Or Less Amid Kanye West's apologies and acceptances of accountability, he's still working hard on giving Yeezy customers new pieces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music SZA Claims She Was Targeted By “Tech Engagement Farms” After hiring someone to join her team, SZA says she was told that “tech engagement farms” are using her name as bait. By Erika Marie October 02, 2026