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Music DJ Akademiks Drops New Teaser For Kanye West Interview Last week, DJ Akademiks claimed he had yet to receive the green light from Kanye West's team to release the interview. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music 50 Cent Shades Jermaine Dupri & Dame Dash After Dame Questioned His Trauma 50 Cent's clap-back at Jermaine Dupri for liking a post about Dame Dash's criticisms even roped in another enemy of 50's, Rick Ross. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026
Music Erykah Badu Hosts $1 Online Concert & Shares Quarantine Struggles Erykah Badu wanted to shed light on what out-of-work musicians are going through during this COVID-19 quarantine. By Erika Marie March 26, 2020
Pop Culture Ice Spice's "Princess Diana (Remix)" With Nicki Minaj Has Twitter Singing The Rap Divas' Praise It was only a matter of time before the New York natives came together on a track. By Hayley Hynes April 14, 2023
Music Kanye West, Common, & More Left Off Polarizing "Mt. Rushmore" Of Chicago A "Mt. Rushmore" of Chicago rappers that left off Kanye, Common, and more legends is being criticized on Twitter. By Cole Blake January 18, 2023
Music Freeway Says Dissing Nas Admid His Jay-Z Beef Was "Painful" Freeway recently reflected on dissing Nas during his beef with Jay-Z. By Cole Blake February 19, 2023
Music Saweetie Hints At Upcoming Collab With Someone "Iconic," Fans Speculate It's Nicki Minaj The "Best Friend" rapper dropped some clues about an upcoming collaboration with someone major. By Madusa S. March 06, 2021
Music NBA YoungBoy's Mom Pays Him A Visit In Utah The Baton Rouge rapper is still under house arrest on federal gun charges stemming from October 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2023
Music A$AP Rocky, Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, & More Strip Down In Calvin Klein Ad Kevin Abstract, Kendall Jenner, Troye Sivan and others all make appearances. By Alex Zidel May 09, 2019
Music Kanye West Pushes "Bully" Release Date Back Once Again Kanye West originally announced the project back in September 2024 and has delayed it multiple times in recent months. By Cole Blake July 18, 2025
Music Kodak Black's Handwritten Request For Early Release Denied Kodak Black, scheduled to be released in November of 2022, reached out to federal prosecutors himself in an attempt to reduce his prison sentence By Bhaven Moorthy December 31, 2020
Music E-40 Countersued In "Captain Save A Hoe" Trademark Case E-40's battle over "Captain Save A Hoe" ownership continues. By Aron A. January 12, 2018