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Music DJ Akademiks, Joe Budden & Peter Rosenberg Clash Over Ye's Concerts The hip-hop media figures had differing reasons to love and hate on Kanye West's Chicago concerts, his beef-squashing, and his bigotries. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 06, 2026
Music Kanye West's Russian Concerts Canceled As Venue Finally Speaks Out Kanye West was supposed to have two concerts in Russia on October 10 and 11, but those have been hit with a reality check. By Alexander Cole August 25, 2026
Music Kanye West Will Hit South Korea For First "Bully" Album Live Experience Kanye West released a short film, starring Saint West, inspired by his new album that shows Ye's child wrestling with a group of wrestlers. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music Dr. Phil Explains Why Diddy's Defense Is Greatly Dependent On Trial's Jury Selection This appeared in TMZ's "The Downfall Of Diddy" documentary, which also commented on racial factors and assembled a mock jury with a verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Jay-Z Predicted To Proceed With Extortion Claim Against Lawyer Tony Buzbee Jay-Z ran into some legal red tape in his campaign against lawyer Tony Buzbee, but it's looking as though he will get his way. By Elias Andrews March 26, 2025
Music Joe Budden Sued By Neighbors Over Nudity Incident And "Intimidation" Joe Budden is known for getting raucous during the recording of his podcast, and now he is being sued for it. By Elias Andrews March 25, 2025
Music Drake Takes A Break From UMG Lawsuit To Celebrate Toronto MC TVGUCCI's Birthday Drake is proud to call Houston his second home, so of course he treated TVGUCCI to a fun birthday celebration in the city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music Mellow Rackz Accused Of Robbery By Police After Being Robbed In 2022 Lil Wayne signed Mellow Rackz to Young Money in 2021 with a roster of new acts after Drake, Tyga, and Nicki Minaj. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Previews Podcast With Indie Hip-Hop Media "GOATS" DJ Vlad, Adam22 & More Many people might find this controversial due to criticisms of DJ Akademiks, Trap Lore Ross, and No Jumper's place in hip-hop media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign's Lawyer Reveals Rapper Has Been Locked Up Since January Fivio Foreign is in a much trickier situation than any of us knew, but his lawyer is confident he'll beat his charges. By Elias Andrews March 21, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Says Drake's "DJ Alliance" Is Unparalleled Jermaine Dupri's comments come as Drake's hit songs, "Nokia" and "Gimme a Hug," continue to soar in popularity. By Cole Blake March 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Puts Top5 On Blast For "Threatening" Him With Barrage Of Demanding Text Messages Somehow, Top5 got into contact with Kanye West, and it seems like he's been trying to for quite some time now. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025