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Music DJ Akademiks Releases Full Drake & JAŸ-Z Debate With Charlamagne Tha God DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been feuding over alleged Roc Nation ties, JAŸ-Z and Drake biases, botting claims, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Explains Absence From Maine Show After Being Late To Another Concert In New Hampshire Lil Wayne was late to a show in Gilford, New Hampshire on Friday, which subsequently led to him explaining his absence in Maine. By Alexander Cole July 06, 2026
Music YG Verzuz The Game Officially Announced For Later This Month Two Compton titans are facing off in a "Verzuz" matchup very soon in Los Angeles, as YG and The Game will trade their biggest hits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Angers Fans After Failing To Show Up For Maine Concert Lil Wayne was supposed to kick off his "Tha Carter" anniversary tour's extension with 2 Chainz and The Game last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Sports Freddie Gibbs Is Stunned After MSG Labels Him “High Risk” A new report reveals MSG's surveillance practices. By Aron A. July 10, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Is His Latest Album To Become Platinum Eligible Drake has garnered quite a bit of praise thanks to his new album, "ICEMAN," and on Monday, the album reached another accolade. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Sports Tristan Thompson Admits He's Trying To Mend LeBron James & Drake's Friendship Years after becoming one of sports and music's closest friendships, LeBron James and Drake may have an unlikely peacemaker in Tristan Thompson. By Erika Marie July 02, 2026
Sports Travis Scott, Jay-Z, And DJ Khaled Showed Up For World Cup Shocker Travis Scott, Jay-Z, and DJ Khaled were among the celebrities at Brazil's World Cup Round of 16 upset loss to Norway. By Ben Atkinson July 05, 2026
Music Tezzus Previews Alleged Oogie Mane Diss Track Amid ilykimchi Leaks Following the ilykimchi leaks from Tuesday, it appears as though Tezzus is looking to diss Oogie Mane in a new song. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Skepta Blasts Grown Men Pestering North West At Paris Fashion Week Skepta took to social media to argue with fans about how folks interacted with North West while asking for pictures. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
TV Ebro & Peter Rosenberg Get Into A Yelling Match Over Investment Money Following a successful weekend at Yankee Stadium, Ebro and Peter Rosenberg found themselves in a screaming match. By Alexander Cole July 14, 2026
Music Tom Hardy Plans Rap Album With CZARFACE, Features Busta Rhymes, Method Man Tom Hardy & Hip Hop trio CZARFACE, which includes Wu-Tang's Inspectah Deck, recently released their single, "Brother's Grimm." By Erika Marie June 26, 2026