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Music xQc Isn’t Feeling JID’s “God Does Like Ugly” Album Like Everyone Else xQc featured Drake on his livestream in 2024, which led to the rap star revealing his future touring plans. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Music SZA Publicly Addresses Her Nicki Minaj Twitter Feud SZA and Nicki Minaj got entangled in a pretty random and nasty Twitter exchange starting in mid-July of this year. By Zachary Horvath November 06, 2025
Music Drake Sparks New Album Buzz By Liking Post About “ICEMAN” Drake's highly anticipated ninth studio album "ICEMAN" doesn't have an official release date, but it's expected to drop sometime this year. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music Karrahbooo & Jorjiana Trade Scathing Shots & Pressing Allegations Jorjiana dropped a snippet of a Karrahbooo diss track, whereas the former Concrete Boys member claimed she didn't have that energy in person. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Mero To Replace "Ebro In The Morning" On Hot 97 Mero described Hot 97 as "the voice of NYC hip-hop and culture" in a press release along with the announcement. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Future Signee ZeetheWizard On Life Support Following New Year's Day Shooting ZeetheWizard, 22 is still fighting for his life at the hospital despite rumors that he succumbed to his gunshot wounds. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music Yung Miami Goes Off On Tyla For Allegedly Stealing Her Song Yung Miami had fans talking after tweeting out that someone "ran off with [her] song" earlier today, but now we know the alleged culprit. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Sports Bad Bunny Recalls Getting The Super Bowl Halftime Show Call From Jay-Z The NFL and Roc Nation announced that Bad Bunny will be serving as the next Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner on Sunday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music Kanye Nitrous Addiction: A Breakdown Of The Allegations Breaking down the latest scandal surrounding Ye. By Axl Banks August 16, 2024
Music Meek Mill & Usher’s Names Redacted In Diddy Lawsuit, Akademiks Says According to Akademiks, the lawsuit alleges Diddy had sexual intercourse with a "Philadelphia rapper who dated Nicki Minaj" and a R&B singer "who performed at the Super Bowl and had a successful Vegas residency." By Aron A. February 28, 2024
Music Kanye West Shows Us Exactly What He Spent His Super Bowl Ad Money On Ye shows other ways to spend Super Bowl money in new ad. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 09, 2025
Original Content Rihanna References: The Mogul’s Most Iconic Lyric Name-Drops In Music By Erika Marie February 05, 2025