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Music DJ Akademiks Is Not Confident In Lil Durk Or Pooh Shiesty's Criminal Cases DJ Akademiks theorized Lil Durk may have informants to deal with, and he also commented on the alleged evidence against Pooh Shiesty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Politics Donald Trump Is Reportedly Considering Diddy Pardon Again United States President Donald Trump revealed in January that he would not be offering a presidential pardon to Diddy, but that may change. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
Music Keefe D Hits Yet Another Roadblock Ahead Of Tupac Murder Trial Keefe D is set to face trial in the murder of Tupac on August 10, but his defense team is starting to get frustrated. By Alexander Cole June 24, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Sues Security Guard For Over $500K Following Robbery At Mother's Birthday Retreat Sexyy Red has launched a hefty lawsuit against Carl Thompson, who previously sued the rapper for unpaid wages. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026
Music Drake Draws A Tie In Looksmaxxing Competition On “Omoggle” App Drake's jumping on livestreams with fans. By Aron A. July 06, 2026
Music 'Spend Dat' Producer Mixes Yung Miami Hit With India.Arie's "Video" Producer J. White Did It remixed "Spend Dat" with India.Arie's classic, prompting Yung Miami to repost a response. By Erika Marie July 02, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Mourns The Loss Of Tay Keith: "What A Talented Person" Nicki Minaj had a feature on the Tay Keith-produced track "Pound Town 2" from him and Sexyy Red back in 2023. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Music Jay-Z & Blue Ivy Attend Hov's 30th Anniversary Pop-Up In Brooklyn Jay-Z celebrated with his daughter Blue Ivy at his new pop-up in Brooklyn, one of two tributes to 30 years of "Reasonable Doubt." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Disses Drake With The Help Of A Fan-Made Sign A$AP Rocky continues to sell out shows on the "Don't Be Dumb" tour, and his fans are helping him diss Drake. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Dame Dash Is Sick Of JAŸ-Z Flexing Beyoncé, Calls Nas Reconciliation "Cringe" Dame Dash is back on "The Art Of Dialogue," where he decided to hate on Jay-Z and Beyonce for their Yankee Stadium performance. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Jason Lee Sparks Backlash Over Megan Thee Stallion Comments A few comments from Jason Lee were enough to get people talking about Megan Thee Stallion's relationships all over again. By Erika Marie July 09, 2026
Music JT Mourns The Death Of DreamDollBri The content creator died at the age of 21 over the weekend. By Aron A. July 06, 2026