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Music A$AP Rocky Thinks Drake Threw J. Cole Under the Bus, DJ Akademiks Tells Drizzy's Alleged Side Of Rocky Beef After his new interview with A$AP Rocky in which Rocky defended J. Cole, DJ Akademiks proposed a theory about Drake's side of the Rocky beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Drake Eclipses One Billion Spotify Streams 20 Days Into 2026 Given that its Drake, this doesn't feel all that special. But in the grand scheme of things, this is a huge deal and speaks to his dominance. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Weighs In On 21 Savage's "F*ck The Streets" Campaign 21 Savage originally said "f*ck the streets" while reaching out to Young Thug and Gunna on social media, last month. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music Yella Beezy Wants His Mo3 Murder Trial Delayed After His Mother's Death Yella Beezy will face trial for a charge of capital murder related to his alleged role in the killing of Mo3 in 2020. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Blueface Thinks His "Favorite Ex" Coi Leray Won't Last Long With Justin Laboy Blueface once again professed his love for Coi Leray recently, and promised to change his ways if he gets back with his ex. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Jadakiss Goes Hard On New Freestyle Over Drake's "You Only Live Twice" Jadakiss has had some recent praise for Drake, and fans wonder whether or not we'll get more new music from him soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music North West Shares New Song Snippet Produced By Kanye West Amid North West's various new songs and snippets, plus her dad Kanye West's upcoming album "BULLY," the West family's very artistically busy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Kay Flock Files Motion To Appeal His 30-Year Prison Sentence New York rapper Kay Flock was sentenced to 30 years in mid-December after several guilty convictions tied to four shootings in 2020 and 2021. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music North West Ignites Debate With Latest Song Snippet 12-year-old North West continues to show off her musical abilities online, leaving social media users divided. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Cash Out Ordered To Pay Sex Trafficking Victim $40 Million Amid Life Sentence One of Cash Out's sex trafficking victims has been awarded $10,000,000 in compensatory damages and $30,000,000 in punitive damages. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks' Latest Update Suggests Drake's "ICEMAN" Is Dropping Sooner Than You Think The hype for Drake's "ICEMAN" album is off the charts right now, and DJ Akademiks cannot help himself with the updates. By Alexander Cole January 12, 2026
Music Lil Durk Suffers Big Loss In Court Due To Death Threat Motion Falling Through Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026