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Music Nicki Minaj "Fought" For 6ix9ine To Do VMAs But He Wasn't Approved “When I know somebody, you can’t tell me anything about them.” By Trevor Smith August 21, 2018
Music Drake Is Officially One Step Closer To Dropping "ICEMAN" Drake has been teasing "ICEMAN" for about a year, and it appears as though the album is closer than ever to being released. By Alexander Cole December 30, 2025
Music The Weeknd Teases "Chapter VI" Further, Possibly Shares Cover Hint The Weeknd seems to be steadily revealing hints about his upcoming album. By Alex Zidel December 04, 2018
Music Meek Mill Shares Parole Restrictions & Not Being Able To Pick Up Son From School The rapper returns to court once again to fight against 2008 case. By Erika Marie July 16, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake Took 20 OVO Affiliates To Michael Rubin's White Party According to Ak's theory, Drake went with a big squad in order to figure out what the industry temperature was after his Kendrick Lamar beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2024
Music Swizz Beatz's "Poison" To Feature Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Nas, & More Swizz Beatz is coming back with a vengeance on his new "Poison" album. By Matthew Parizot July 02, 2018
Pop Culture Akademiks Speaks On Rappers Making Bets With Billionaires AK used Lil Baby, Kanye West, and Meek Mill as examples in his latest rant on YouTube. By Lawrencia Grose July 09, 2022
Original Content Top Tracks: Tekashi 6ix9ine Hits The Top Spot With "Blood Walk" Tekashi 6ix9ine tops a chart otherwise dominated by the late XXXTentacion. By Patrick Lyons June 25, 2018
Music Young Thug Calls GloRilla Ugly And Undesirable During Mean-Spirited Leaked Jail Call Young Thug has been facing tons of backlash on social media due to various leaked audio clips over the last week. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music T.I. Denies Condemning Marriage After Facing Backlash For Congratulating 2 Chainz T.I. claims he didn't condemn marriage after fans suggest otherwise. By Aron A. August 21, 2018
Music DMX Has A Lot To Say On His New Album Though it's been a minute since his last album, the legendary DMX has been putting in some serious work in the studio. By Mitch Findlay April 01, 2020
Music Dr. Dre Had To Change Original "Aftermath" Label Name For This Reason Can you guess what the label's original name was? By Lavender Alexandria June 13, 2023