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Music DJ Akademiks Has An Out-Of-Body Experience As Drake Announces Triple-Album Release DJ Akademiks was live on stream last night when Drake came through with the announcement that he was dropping three albums. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music Promoter Demands $27 Million From Rod Wave In Massive New Lawsuit Rod Wave is accused of failing to fulfill obligations during his "Last Lap" tour and refusing to return money he was given in advance. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music Maino Trolls DJ Akademiks For Getting Slapped By Lil Baby's Team DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby after claiming that a member of his team slapped him last weekend. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Walked So Content Creators Could Run 6ix9ine set the rules for virality, and everyone’s playing by them now. By Aron A. November 16, 2025
Music 50 Cent Calls Diddy His "Favorite Villain" While Denying Any Personal Beef 50 Cent executive produced the "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" docuseries about Diddy, which the Bad Boy mogul is not very happy about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music YNW Melly’s Witness Tampering Charges Dropped Ahead Of Trial According to YNW Melly's lawyers, they're now seeking his release from prison, where they allege that he's being held under harsh conditions. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Drake Becomes First Rapper With 10 Albums On The Billboard 200 Simultaneously The news comes as fans have been streaming Drake's best albums in anticipation of the release of his next effort, "Iceman." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Cardi B Celebrates Massive Earnings From “Little Miss Drama” Tour Cardi B embarked on the tour in promotion of her sophomore studio album, "Am I The Drama?," back in February. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Iggy Azalea And DJ Akademiks Go Off On Each Other As Playboi Carti Drama Reaches A Fever Pitch DJ Akademiks recently accused Iggy Azalea of trying to use him to get her child's father, Playboi Carti, "canceled." By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Cardi B During Stream To Praise Her Verse On Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” According to DJ Akademiks, he and Cardi B have mutual respect for one another, even though they don't always agree. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Labels Yung Miami The "Nucleus" Of The Diddy Allegations Diddy will be returning to the courtroom in October for a hearing to determine his sentence following his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Original Content Kanye West's "College Dropout" Songs Ranked, Best to Worst It's arguably one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time, and we're ranking all the songs on Ye's celebrated record. By Wyatt Westlake April 04, 2023