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Music DJ Akademiks Denies TDE Punch's Claim That Drake Writes Akademiks TV Captions DJ Akademiks and TDE's Punch have been exchanging words online ever since Nicki Minaj and SZA's feud began, and Drake is a central topic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Fans Are Shocked By Upcoming Maroon 5 Collab This comes just as another Sexyy Red popstar collab, the one on Justin Bieber's rumored new album, hit the gossip train. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Viral XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Shares A Message For His Dad In New Interview Content creator Brandon Sloane ran into six-year-old Gekyume at a Target and asked him about XXXTENTACION for a video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Pop Culture Who Are The Mothers Of Ne-Yo's 7 Kids? The R&B icon co-parents seven children with three women. By Demi Phillips October 18, 2023
Viral Kehlani Removes "N***as" From Streaming After Backlash, Twitter Reacts Fans on Twitter expressed disappointment following some backlash over their race, possibly prompting them to remove the song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 23, 2023
Music Young Thug & YFN Lucci Link Up At A Nightclub After Squashing Beef The hatchet burial of Young Thug and YFN Lucci has been controversial and divisive, but at least they won't have any future issues for now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Hollister Wipes D4vd From Website Amid Mystery Corpse Investigation Recently, a severely decomposed human body was found in a plastic bag in an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd. By Caroline Fisher September 10, 2025
Music Ty Dolla $ign Proclaims Leon Thomas The "King Of R&B" Ty Dolla $ign's praise comes after Leon Thomas put on an eye-catching performance at Wireless Festival in London. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Dame Dash Hit With Another Massive Lawsuit From Filmmaker Josh Webber Dame Dash has already lost two lawsuits to Josh Webber following their falling out over the film, "Dear Frank." By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Music Taylor Swift Praises Diddy As An Ideal Prom Date In Resurfaced Viral Interview Clip The clip is resurfacing after Taylor Swift announced that she's dropping her next album, "The Life of a Showgirl," on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Is Afraid People Won't Learn From Diddy's Case The jury in Diddy's criminal trial found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music Rolling Loud Confirms Orlando As Its Only U.S. Festival In 2026 Rolling Loud Orlando pre-sale begins on January 9 at 10 a.m. EST, and pre-sale ticket buyers will receive a free t-shirt. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026