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Music DJ Akademiks Says Lil Baby Had No Respect For Him In DM Interaction Lil Baby and DJ Akademiks' feud continues to develop, with Ak recently claiming Baby's team offered to pay him for promo despite their beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 30, 2026
Music Ray J Hospitalized After Experiencing Extreme Chest Pain Ray J has been through a lot emotionally and mentally lately, but unfortunately things are not getting any easier for the 44-year-old. By Zachary Horvath January 08, 2026
Music D4vd Isolated From Other Inmates In L.A. County Jail Authorities arrested D4vd and charged him with the alleged murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, last week. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Kanye West's Teenage Artwork Gets Massive Uptick In Value Among the paintings and drawings from Kanye West valued at $3.1 million is a sketch of his mother, Donda West. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Drake Celebrates His Latest Achievements In Style Drake reached numerous milestones on Tuesday, and it was certainly a cause for celebration as the artist took to social media. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music Drake Supposedly Spent Eight Figures On "ICEMAN" Rollout Drake dropped one of his best albums in years with "ICEMAN," and according to DJ Akademiks, the rollout was not cheap. By Alexander Cole September 15, 2026
Politics Boosie Badazz Unleashes On Jack Burkman Following Alleged Presidential Pardon Scam Boosie Badazz paid Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman $600K for a Presidential Pardon, and now, he has all sorts of buyer's remorse. By Alexander Cole July 14, 2026
Music Kid Cudi Says He Wasn’t “Runnin [His] Mouth” About Ye To Ebro The dispute may be settled, but Kid Cudi says Ebro Darden’s retelling of their conversation did not reflect what he actually said. By Erika Marie September 18, 2026
Original Content 13 Times Nicki Minaj Dropped Bars About Sports Nicki loves shouting out ballers, so here are a few of her best bars about sports! By Brandon Simmons May 09, 2023
Music The Weeknd Reveals The True Status Of His "Retirement" The Weeknd is one of the biggest artists in the entire world, and months ago, he made it appear as though he was done. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Music Cleetis Mack Of Digital Underground Passes Away Cleetis Mack joined up with Digital Underground six years after Shock G, Chopmaster J, and Kenny-K founded the group. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Drake Says "Pray For Gaza" In FOMO Song Snippet Drake previewed some new songs during his "FOMO" short film, and he took the opportunity to make a rare political statement. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026