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Music DJ Akademiks Resurfaces Cam'ron & Mase Rumors Amid Fiery Back & Forth With Treasure Wilson Treasure Wilson had weighed in on Loren Lorosa labeling DJ Akademiks a liar regarding Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Gets Throw'd By Fan Calling Him By His Government Name During Concert Lil Yachty and emerging duo Paris, Texas are accompanying Tyler, The Creator on the Chromakopia world tour that kicked off in 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 12, 2025
Music SZA Gets Down With Lizzo, KAYTRANADA & Justine Skye At Rowdy Brooklyn Afterparty Justine Skye and KAYTRANADA played some unreleased music at SZA's afterparty, whereas Lizzo pulled up with a different look. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music DMX's Ex Wife Alleges That His Girlfriend Sent A Warlock To Her House To Stop Her Prayers DMX's ex wife Tashera Simmons made these comments about the late rapper's then-girlfriend on the Hardly Initiated podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Reveals His Dream Role Ahead Of “Highest 2 Lowest” Release According to ASAP Rocky, he'd need a few months to prepare for his dream role, but it would certainly be worth it. By Caroline Fisher May 11, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Shares Powerful Message After Jail Release Finesse2tymes turned himself in earlier this month, blaming at least some of his legal issues on 11-year-old FNG King. By Caroline Fisher May 11, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Calls “Cap” On Mal’s “Industry Rappers” Claims Drake Outrapped Kendrick Lamar Elliott Wilson, DJ Hed, and Jeremy Hetcht hosts Hip Hop DX’s The Bigger Picture podcast. The platform addresses trending rap topics. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 10, 2025
Music The Weeknd Shows Immense Love To Fans In Emotional Speech At "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Screening The Weeknd's accompanying film for his "Hurry Up Tomorrow" album is going to make its premiere in theaters on May 16. By Zachary Horvath May 10, 2025
Music FNG Shugga Confirms Finesse2tymes Beat Both His Legal Cases Finesse2tymes' girlfriend took to Instagram to comment on the rapper's dismissed threat case and his alleged probation violations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Relationships Internet Calls Out Young Thug For This Photo He Used To Shout-Out Mariah The Scientist Young Thug did put Mariah the Scientist through a lot directly and indirectly while he was locked up but he's making sure he shows her love. By Zachary Horvath May 10, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Tells Drake To "Shut Up" After Seeing Kendrick Lamar's MetLife Show Charlamagne Tha God and The Breakfast Club also discussed Kendrick Lamar's various Drake diss tracks in their "Grand National" review. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Sneakers Central Cee x Nike Air Force 1 Low Confirmed For 2026 The Central Cee x Nike Air Force 1 Low collab is coming in 2026, here’s what we know so far about the global, UK exclusive, and F&F pairs. By Ben Atkinson May 09, 2025