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Music Akademiks Still Isn't Convinced That Drake Is Bigger Than Michael Jackson After "ICEMAN" Drake recently surpassed Michael Jackson's record for #1 songs on the Hot 100 but Akademiks isn't convinced that his favorite artist is bigger than the King Of Pop. By Aron A. May 27, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Rips Into Kendrick Lamar For Not Expanding West Coast Influence In Hip-Hop Ak thinks K.Dot could carry the West's torch more broadly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 21, 2024
Viral Kid Cudi Speaks On Song That He Scrapped Because Fans Didn't Like The Snippet At All The Cleveland creative holds no hard feelings and didn't take it personally; after all, he said his upcoming album will be much better. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 03, 2023
Music Chinx Murder Trial Begins As Two Suspects Face The Judge The Chinx murder trial has begun. By Mitch Findlay January 17, 2018
Music Watch Childish Gambino Perform "Superstition" With Stevie Wonder Kelly Rowland and Jessie J also took the stage at Stevie's intimate show in L.A. By Trevor Smith May 10, 2018
Society Donald Trump On Kanye West: "He's Really A Great Guy" The unlikely bromance continues. By Mitch Findlay October 11, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Shares Album Cover For Her New Single "Last Time I Saw You" The new song is already available for pre-saving. By Lavender Alexandria August 25, 2023
Music Which Song Will Usher Open His Super Bowl Halftime Show With? Theories range from "Yeah!" to "Burn" to "Confessions". By Ben Mock February 11, 2024
Songs Ja Rule Pens Track Depicting The "FYRE" Festival Debacle Ja Rule drops an exclusive. By Milca P. December 14, 2019
Music Viral Video Shows Tony Yayo & Uncle Murda Get Into A Wild Argument With Ja Rule Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda's run-in with Ja Rule came after they shared the first episode of their new podcast on Monday. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
TV Nas Announces New TV Series In Development With A Producer From "Power" The series will tell the story of the first-ever black grandmaster in chess. By Lavender Alexandria March 06, 2024
Music Drake Likes AI-Generated Image Of Joe Budden In Underwear Shared By 50 Cent 50 Cent is not backing down. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2025