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Music Jay Rock Reportedly Faces Gun Charge Following Los Angeles Arrest New details have been revealed about the circumstances that led up to Jay Rock's arrest yesterday (March 13). By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Explains Why He Doesn't Like Jail Albums After Tory Lanez Drops "Peterson" Tory Lanez previously described his album as "the first in-real-time prison album… recorded in prison, for prisoners, by a prisoner." By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music Jim Jones Shuts Down The Possibility Of Fixing His Relationship With Cam’ron Jim Jones and Cam'ron have been trading numerous shots on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Questions Motive Behind Jay-Z's "Warpath" Against His Alleged Victim Jay-Z has already filed defamation lawsuits against his anonymous accuser as well as her attorney, Tony Buzbee. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Sparks Intense Debate About Culture Vultures After Bringing Ian On Stage During Summer Smash Ian even mimicked Yachty's infamous festival entrance. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2024
Music Tinashe Can't Believe Janet Jackson Performed A Mashup Of Their "Nasty" Tracks During Concert Tinashe isn't the only artist with a massive hit that Janet Jackson paid tribute to while on her expansive tour this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2024
Music Drake Is "On The Way" With New Music, DJ Akademiks Claims Apparently, Drake recently filmed a music video at his new Houston property, so it looks like the stars are aligning for something big. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2024
Music Lil Baby Gets Pulled Over For Having Tinted Windows In Resurfaced Police Footage It looks like this might be footage from slightly before Lil Baby became the superstar that he is today, but it's a tough call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 14, 2024
Music Bad Bunny Concert Allegedly Targeted For Mass Shooting & "Race War," FBI Reveals Bad Bunny's Atlanta show was reportedly almost the target of a horrendous attack, but the feds apparently pulled the plug. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 14, 2024
Music Drake & Common Beef: What Exactly Happened? Drake and Common had a notorious beef with one another back in 2012, leaving many fans to wonder just what their feud was all about. By TeeJay Small June 13, 2024
Music Juvenile Immortalized In New Orleans With "Back That Azz Up" Day A great honor for an all-time classic song. By Zachary Horvath June 12, 2024
Reviews Hunxho "Before The Album" Review Hunxho's latest project has a lot to offer in terms of songwriting and instrumentation, though the mixing all but stalls the EP's momentum. By TeeJay Small June 12, 2024