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Sports DJ Akademiks Rips J Cole Apart For His Rough CBA Debut DJ Akademiks has been hypercritical of J Cole lately and he's especially not holding back after a rough debut in the CBA. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music The Roots Announce New Album "Endgame," Their First In Over A Decade The Roots' Black Thought and Questlove reportedly indicated their long-awaited return, "Endgame," is almost complete. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2026
Music Summer Walker Retorts At Instagram User Making Fun Of Her Pregnancies Summer continues to brush the haters to the side amid bigger things on her plate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2023
Music The Game Says He Would Do a Verzuz With 50 Cent Although, this battle may never see the light of day. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Music Offset & JID Team Up With Drowning Pool For Fiery Live Rendition Of “Bodies” In addition to JID, Offset's third studio album "KIARI" features John Legend, NBA YoungBoy, Gunna, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025
Music French Montana Announces "Coke Boys 6" As Gangsta Grillz Mixtape French Montana's coming through with "Coke Boys 6" this month. By Aron A. January 03, 2023
Music Cole Bennett Links With Nardwuar The Human Serviette At SXSW Cole Bennett chops it up with Nardwuar. By Mitch Findlay March 20, 2018
Music Lil Durk Embraces His Spirituality In New Instagram Post Lil Durk showed off his spiritual side in a new post. By Lavender Alexandria June 29, 2023
Music Lil Baby Teases Collab With Ed Sheeran Lil Baby and Ed Sheeran reportedly have some heat on the way. By Joshua Robinson April 15, 2022
Music Jermaine Dupri Will Be Inducted In The Songwriters Hall Of Fame Jermaine Dupri scores a massive victory. By Mitch Findlay February 06, 2018
Music Florida Rapper Arrested After Bragging About Murder In Music Video While the music video wasn't the factor that led to his arrest, his boasting led to more information concerning his committed crime. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 05, 2023
Music DMX Turns 50 Today Today marks a special day, as one of the greatest rappers of all time -- the legendary DMX -- celebrates his 50th birthday. By Mitch Findlay December 18, 2020