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Music DJ Akademiks Responds To Rumors Of A New J. Cole Album: "I Need Some Sleeping Material" Rumors are circulating that J. Cole might drop something this week, and as it turns out, DJ Akademiks really couldn't care less. By Alexander Cole January 07, 2026
Music Marc Lamont Hill Spills Coffee After Emanny Snaps On Him During “Joe Budden Podcast” Emanny threw an object at Marc Lamont Hill after Hill made fun of his reading skills on the show, but it did not seem to be too serious. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Relationships Kanye West's Claim About Having Not Seen Saint All Year Gets A Firm Rebuke The co-parenting drama comes as Kanye West is preparing to put out a new album with Dave Blunts called, "Cuck." By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Proposes Massive $50 Million Bail Package If the new proposal is unsuccessful, Diddy will remain behind bars until his sentencing date on October 3rd. By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music Jack Harlow's "Monica" First Week Sales Projections Continue To Dwindle Jack Harlow's new album "Monica" dominated the timeline for his "got Blacker" comments, but that's not translating to commercial performance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Music Meek Mill Reveals How Much He's Made Since His Drake Beef A Decade Ago Folks online have perpetuated that Meek Mill isn't as hot as he used to be, but he's proving that to not be the case again. By Zachary Horvath April 03, 2026
Music Mariah the Scientist Reacts To Concertgoer Trolling Young Thug Amid Snitching Allegations Young Thug's currently facing a lot of criticism and until now, we haven't heard much from his girlfriend, Mariah the Scientist. By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025
Music Spotify Hit With Lawsuit Claiming Billions Of Drake's Streams Came From Bots The lawsuit alleges there to be “voluminous information” proving Drake is benefiting from fake streams on Spotify. By Cole Blake November 03, 2025
Music “Verzuz” To Return With Explosive Cash Money Vs. No Limit Records Battle The official return of "Verzuz" is scheduled to take place live at ComplexCon Las Vegas on October 25, 2025. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Drake Discusses “ICEMAN” Recording Process & Links Up With Adin Ross On Stream Drake went live on Kick while on the road touring and did some gambling and fraternizing with some of the biggest streamers in the game. By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Music 7 Rappers Who Got Veneers Rappers are now swapping their grills and diamond teeth for some fresh pearly whites. By Wyatt Westlake March 14, 2024
Relationships 50 Cent Uses NBA YoungBoy & Yaya Mayweather Drama To Troll Floyd Mayweather NBA YoungBoy said that Yaya Mayweather is pregnant again on his song, "This Month Confessions," but she denied the claim. By Cole Blake August 13, 2025