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Music DJ Whoo Kid Says Lucian Grainge Mysteriously Called Him After Drake’s “Push Ups” Dropped DJ Whoo Kid shares some insight on the inclusion of his DJ drop on Drake's "Push Ups. By Aron A. May 07, 2026
Music Isaiah Rashad Opens Up About Navigating The Public Eye As A Bisexual Black Man Isaiah Rashad opens up on The Breakfast Club about his sex tape leak following the release of “It’s Been Awful.” By Aron A. May 06, 2026
TV 6ix9ine Reveals How Much DJ Vlad Is Paying Him For Interviews After fallouts with Aries Spears and Boosie, VladTV is getting transparent about how much he pays 6ix9ine for interviews. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has A Meltdown Over Lil Baby’s Rumored “ICEMAN” Feature Rumors suggest that Lil Baby was in Toronto filming a music video for Drake's upcoming album. By Aron A. May 08, 2026
Music Chris Brown's New Album Receives Pitchfork's Lowest Score Of The 2020s So Far Chris Brown's new album "BROWN" has been drawing some polarizing reviews, and there is no better example than Pitchfork. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Sarcastically Responds To Kendrick Lamar Removing "GNX" From Apple Music Kendrick Lamar reportedly removed "GNX" from Apple Music today, and it has led to all sorts of calamity on social media. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music Drake Allegedly Returns To CN Tower To Continue "ICEMAN" Music Video Shoot Drake has been hyping Toronto up with presumed "ICEMAN" music video shoots, whether it's at a cemetery or a nighttime stroll on an ice truck. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music YNW Melly Breaks Silence Behind Bars To Address Bond Denial Rumors YNW Melly's mother recently hinted at him getting out of prison soon, so this bond update came at a fitting but still unfulfilled time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Music Kanye West Had Courtroom In Stitches After "N***** In Paris" Joke During Copyright Trial Kanye West is currently in the midst of a copyright trial involving his album, "DONDA," but that isn't stopping him from cracking jokes. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
TV Charlamagne Tha God Demands Better Representation For Rob Markman & Wayno On Complex's Controversial Media Power Rankings List Complex's hip-hop media power rankings list continues to spark debate, with Charlamagne Tha God going to bat for Wayno and Rob Markman. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music Joe Budden Gets Hilarious Response After Asking If Drake Will Diss Him On "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" drops on Friday, and with the album closer than ever, Joe Budden wants to know if he's catching strays. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music Adin Ross Claims Kendrick Lamar Is Running Scared Because Of Drake's "ICEMAN" Following a bizarre situation involving Kendrick Lamar's catalog on Monday, Adin Ross has decided to weigh in with a ridiculous take. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026