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Music Jay-Z & The Roots Host Private Philadelphia Show Before Picnic Set Beyoncé was in attendance for this Philadelphia concert, which took place before Jay-Z and The Roots' headlining Picnic festival set tonight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Lil Poppa's Cause Of Death Confirmed By Authorities The 25 year old rapper died in February, and authorities have given more details regarding the young artist's passing. By Erika Marie May 19, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has An Out-Of-Body Experience As Drake Announces Triple-Album Release DJ Akademiks was live on stream last night when Drake came through with the announcement that he was dropping three albums. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music French Montana & Max B Tease Kanye West Collab On New Album French Montana has worked with Kanye West in recent years, and it looks like they will get their own song with Max B very soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Music Kanye West Earns His First Spotify Song With Over 2 Billion Streams Ye also recently shared a list of his European tour dates this summer. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Reason & Hitta J3 Go At It Over Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reason loves Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" but thinks its featured West Coast artists didn't live up to the moment, which Hitta J3 took issue with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music J. Cole & Cam'ron Finally Settle Their Lawsuit J. Cole and Cam'ron were in a lawsuit involving the song "Ready '24," although the entire case has been officially settled. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Kanye West Had 1 Million People Attempting To Cop Tickets For His Tampa Show Kanye West is going to be performing in Tampa, Florida next month, and he is already getting his fans riled up for the show. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music DJ Screw's Mixtapes Are Finally Coming To Streaming The introduction of DJ Screw's indelible work onto streaming services began this week with the "Originals (Volume 1)" drop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Wants A$AP Rocky To Fight Back Against Drake Although DJ Akademiks is a big Drake fan, his connection to A$AP Rocky and back-handed praise of him means he's interested in more responses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
TV Joe Budden Questions Whether Or Not DJ Akademiks Wants War With Him DJ Akademiks has been calling out Joe Budden as of late, and the podcast host is curious about what's going on. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Streetwear Beyonce's Diamond Skeleton Dress Steals The Show At The Met Gala Following 10-Year Hiatus Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Blue Ivy attended the 2026 Met Gala together, with Beyonce returning after a decade away as co-chair. By Ben Atkinson May 05, 2026