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Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kanye West Wanted To Fake His Death DJ Akademiks recalled his controversial interview with Kanye West last year during a recent conversation with DJ Vlad. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music Memo600 Continues Feud With NBA Ben10 By Making Fun Of His Current Disability NBA Ben10 is currently in a wheelchair following the alleged shooting involving AllStar Jr, and now, Memo600 is weighing in. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026
Sports Cleveland Cavaliers Troll Drake With "Not Like Us" & An "ICEMAN" Statue Following Game 7 Win As the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, the Cavs decided to troll Drake in a couple of unique ways. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music Ebro Enrages The Internet After Calling Michael Jackson's "Thriller" The "McDonald's Of Albums" Ebro has been on a run of controversial takes as of late, and recently, he revealed what he really thinks about Michael Jackson's "Thriller." By Alexander Cole April 30, 2026
Music North West Reveals Cover Art & Release Date For Debut EP North West is going to be dropping a new EP, and fans finally now have some cover art, as well as a release date. By Alexander Cole April 28, 2026
Music Drake Sets Some Impressive Spotify Records Amid "ICEMAN" Hype Drake hasn't dropped "ICEMAN" yet, but the anticipation alone has him setting some wild Spotify records with weeks to go before it does. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music Chris Brown Goes Off On "Fake Woke" Female Critics Of His Usher Tour Chris Brown's history of domestic violence allegations and other controversies is leading to criticism of the hype behind his Usher tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music The Alchemist Confirms New Mobb Deep Album With Help From Nas RIP Prodigy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2025
Pop Culture Jay-Z & Beyonce Reportedly Sealing Deal On 58 Acres Of Land To Build Countryside Getaway In Cotswolds Jay-Z and Beyonce have plenty of lavish estates in the U.S., but they are looking to branch out overseas with this move. By Zachary Horvath August 26, 2025
Music Yak Gotti's Lawyer Responds To Young Thug Seemingly Accusing Him Of Snitching In Leaked Lil Baby Song A snippet of Young Thug's contribution to Lil Baby's upcoming album, "The Leak$," surfaced on Monday night. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Details Beef With Curren$y In New Interview Freddie Gibbs detailed why he and Curren$y have (a seemingly one-sided) beef, and it all stems from a lack of promotion for "Fetti." By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Music GloRilla & Sexyy Red Consider Dropping A Collaborative Album GloRilla and Sexyy Red say it would be "ratchet as fu*k." By Cole Blake December 19, 2024