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Music Judge Mathis Advises The Public To Respect The Jury’s Verdicts In The Diddy Trial While his show ran for 24 seasons, Judge Mathis is a former judge of Michigan's 36th District Court and activist. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 03, 2025
Music Diddy Hit With $10 Million Lawsuit From Male Dancer With Disturbing Allegations The lawsuit comes after the jury in Diddy's criminal trial found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Country Artist Gavin Adcock Calls Out Beyonce Over "COWBOY CARTER" And Labels It As Inauthentic Country Music There has been a lot of chatter from people all over the music world about Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER" and how controversial it really is. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music Billboard's Top 75 R&B Singers Of All Time List Sparks Massive Social Media Debate Billboard ranked 75 of the greatest R&B singers of all time, including Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and Stevie Wonder. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Remembers Wanting Jay-Z To Manage Him Not Sign Him Before Joining Roc Nation Joey Bada$$ issued another challenge to the West Coast in his latest freestyle with Red Bull that includes Big Sean and Ab-Soul. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 15, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Lays Out Harsh Reality For DDG As "Blame The Chat" Suffers Dismal Sales Despite DDG having a stacked roster for "Blame The Chat," the album created on his streams has not seen much success. By Zachary Horvath May 12, 2025
Music The Day Rap Broke The Internet: Reexamining Kendrick Lamar's "Meet The Grahams" Vs. Drake's "Family Matters" One year ago today, Drake and Kendrick Lamar went song-for-song at the height of their feud. By Aron A. May 03, 2025
Original Content Drake Tours, By The Numbers: A Complete Ranking Of Box Office Revenue Drake has been on several different tours since 2010, and this is a look back at the enormous numbers he's racked up over the years. By Devin Morton August 16, 2025
Music JID Fans Are Blown Away By New Album "God Does Like Ugly" JID enlisted a lot of very special guests for this album, but fans mostly praised the writing and production approach on "God Does Like Ugly." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025
Music Drake, Kanye West, & Others Reportedly Paying Lil Durk's Legal Bill Amid Murder-For-Hire Trial DJ Akademiks was on stream this weekend where he unveiled some interesting information about Lil Durk's alleged legal bills. By Alexander Cole August 31, 2026
Music Cam'ron Pulls Up To Keefe D Trial And Goes Viral Duane "Keefe D" Davis is currently on trial for the murder of Tupac, and Cam'ron ended up making a surprise appearance. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2026
Music Prosecutors Believe Lil Durk Allegedly Incriminated Himself During DJ Akademiks Interview The feds have been searching to find any sort of evidence against Lil Durk, and they believe they struck gold with this clip. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025