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Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To TDE's Punch Breaking Down The Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle DJ Akademiks gave Punch some props and critiques, but most importantly defended his influence on the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Drake Continues To Outclass His Opponents With Massive Spotify Streaming Numbers Not only do Drake fans have a new PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album to listen to, but they're revisiting his catalog ahead of the next project. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Projected To Maintain "MUSIC" Billboard Dominance With Second No. 1 Week Playboi Carti still has more music on the way after this new album's success, which should be out in 2030 at this rate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music ILOVEMAKONNEN Reflects On Drake Relationship Turning Sour Can't they remember when they had the club going up on a Tuesday? By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2023
Music Doja Cat Shares New Pictures With Ice Spice, Doechii, And Central Cee Doja Cat shared a pic with her opening acts on Instagram. By Lavender Alexandria September 11, 2023
Music Which Rappers Have Apologized To Kendrick Lamar? J. Cole is far from the first rapper to walk back their remarks against Kendrick Lamar. By Wyatt Westlake April 10, 2024
Music Azealia Banks Randomly & Viciously Drags SZA For "Ugly" RZA Collaboration Banks is back at it. By Zachary Horvath September 23, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Goes After Megan Thee Stallion As Cameraman’s Harassment Lawsuit Moves Forward Recently, a judge denied Megan Thee Stallion's request to dismiss a lawsuit, sparking a response from Nicki Minaj. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Pop Culture Drake And Adin Ross Team Up For "Drizzmas Giveaway" Live Stream Drizzy back on his streaming grind. By Elias Andrews December 23, 2024
Original Content What Does Hip-Hop Have To Do To Win An "Album Of The Year" Grammy? GRAMMYS! Or (A Strangely Hypocritical And Downright Frustrating Adherence To A Misguided Moral Code) By Mitch Findlay February 11, 2019
Politics Lil Wayne Crafts Clever Reply To Joe Biden’s “I’m Sick” Tweet Lil Wayne continues to amuse fans. By Caroline Fisher July 19, 2024
TV Video Emerges Of Nicki Minaj Heated Backstage At VMAs A new clip shows Nicki looking angry backstage. By Lavender Alexandria September 13, 2023