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Music DJ Akademiks Defends Rod Wave During His Fiery Takedown Of Lil Baby DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby, alleging that the rapper had someone from his team slap him in Miami. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Gets Pre-Trial Date For Allegedly Assaulting Woman & Driver Playboi Carti and his purported boo Giovanna "Gio" Ramos seemed to deny these claims back when they first surfaced last October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Pop Culture Kim Kardashian Reveals She Has North West Taking Business Courses North West is fully exploring her creative passions, too. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Disses Kai Cenat For Getting Into Fashion Fivio Foreign says Kai is trying to move like Ye. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music Trey Songz Hits Kansas City Police Department With Lawsuit Over 2021 Arrest Back in 2021, Trey Songz was arrested at the AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Slams Dame Dash For Attributing $200M iHeartMedia Deal To Their Beef Charlamagne Tha God recently named Dame Dash "Donkey Of The Day" for his comments on his $200M deal with iHeartMedia. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Drake’s Right-Hand Man, Chubbs, Gets Engaged Drake's close confidant Chubbs kicked off 2026 by proposing to his partner Zizi after roughly six years together. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Original Content Rihanna’s ANTI Is Still Her Most Honest Work, 10 Years Later Rihanna’s boldest album, "ANTI," still feels like a turning point for her, R&B, and for how Black women move through Pop. By Erika Marie January 28, 2026
Music Blueface Girlfriend Says She Doesn't Care If He Cheats With Other Women Blueface has yet another girlfriend. By Tallie Spencer December 26, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Dominates Spotify Wrapped And Claims One Final Victory Lap Kendrick Lamar dropped "GNX" at the end of 2024, and then went on to have the biggest year of his career so far. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music Travis Scott's "Circus Maximus" Smashes Records As The Highest Grossing Solo Rap Tour Ever Travis Scott kicked off the "Circus Maximus Tour" in North America back in 2023 and only just concluded in India, last week. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Blueface Reveals What Would Make Him Remove His Face Tattoos Blueface shocked his fans after showing off all of the face tattoos he acquired in prison this summer and they weren't received well. By Zachary Horvath November 10, 2025