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Music DJ Akademiks Analyzes Young Thug’s Comment To Kid Cudi Testifying Against Diddy DJ Akademiks is known for his commentary on hip hop current events. He has been very vocal during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Jimmy Henchman Responds To 50 Cent Claiming He Was Attacked In Prison Jimmy Henchman called a friend from behind bars to deny rumors that he was attacked in prison, speculation that 50 Cent allegedly shared. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music 18-Year-Old Florida Rapper Jaydes Arrested For Alleged Attempted Murder Jaydes is reportedly being held without bond. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2024
Music Feds Fail To Find Anything Incriminating On Lil Durk's iCloud & Twitter Lil Durk's trial is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2026 as he faces charges regarding an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music King Combs Fires Back After 50 Cent Mocks His Awkward Onstage Moment 50 Cent recently took to Instagram to troll Diddy's second-oldest son, King, but the 27-year-old didn't let it slide. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Drake Goes The Extra Thousand Miles To Bring Vanessa Carlton Out At Wireless Festival Other special guests at night two of Drake's Wireless Festival takeover included fakemink, 21 Savage, Latto, and Sexyy Red. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025
Politics Shia LaBeouf Claims He Asked Kendrick Lamar About Donald Trump & Kamala Harris Shia LaBeouf's Kendrick Lamar claims concerning Donald Trump and Kamala Harris emerged in a Channel 5 interview about Shia's controversies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026
Relationships Cardi B Confirms She Is Pregnant With Stefon Diggs' Child In the midst of her rollout for "Am I The Drama?," Cardi B has confirmed that she is pregnant with Stefon Diggs' child. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2025
Music Drake Doubles Down On UMG Claims In "Not Like Us" Appeal Statement Drake's dismissed lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's diss track and UMG's alleged defamatory practices is a big narrative leading up to "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Lyrics About Drake Are Aging Like Fine Wine Amid Top5 Beef Top5 has been furious with Drake for promoting Pressa's new album, "Press Machine II," on his Instagram Story By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Falls Off The Hot 100 Chart For The 1st Time Since Drake Beef Kendrick Lamar has put out a number of hits that have landed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart over the last year. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Cardo Claims Baby Keem Is Dropping His Next Album Soon On "Some Batman S**t" Baby Keem's last album was 2021's "The Melodic Blue," on which Cardo partially boasted the "family ties" and "gorgeous" beats. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025