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Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Delayed Following Numerous Fort Dix Violations Diddy is in a bit of trouble following a couple of serious violations inside of Fort Dix, and his sentence has been affected. By Alexander Cole November 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Issues Cryptic Warning To Klay Thompson About Megan Thee Stallion Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson have been dating for months now, but according to DJ Akademiks, the athlete should watch his back. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Previews New Song "Punk Rocky" And It's Dropping Sooner Than You Think A$AP Rocky is almost here with his highly anticipated new album "Don't Be Dumb," which is set to come out on January 16. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why Kanye West Would Beat Drake In “Verzuz” Despite being a massive fan of Drake, DJ Akademiks says Kanye West has more culture-defining songs to put him over the top. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music Lionel Richie Had Some Harsh Words For Chris Brown & Usher Lionel Richie was performing in Phoenix, Arizona this week, when he offered up a rant, calling out Usher and Chris Brown. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2026
Relationships Sophie Brussaux's Wedding Footage Surfaces Online And Drake Is Nowhere To Be Found Sophie Brussaux officially married Efe Caliskan over the weekend, while Drake was away in Houston for Father's Day. By Alexander Cole June 24, 2026
Music Havoc Finally Explains Why 2Pac Dissed Mobb Deep On "Hit Em Up" Havoc of Mobb Deep sat down for an interview with Mobb Deep, where he finally explained why 2Pac dissed them on "Hit Em Up." By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music Jay-Z Takes Shots At Kanye West During Roots Picnic Freestyle Kanye West previously spoke on the children of Jay-Z and Beyoncé via critical allegations, and this Roots Picnic Freestyle addressed that. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music Foogiano's Manager Sets The Record Straight Amid Rumor That He's Back In Jail A report circulated online Monday stating that Foogiano was back in jail, although turned out to not be the case. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music Future Appears To Announce New Album "The Real Me" Future just performed at the FIFA World Cup, and now, he is announcing his next album, which should be dropping soon. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026
Music Cam'ron Kicks Adrien Broner Off "It Is What It Is" For Making Inappropriate Comments Towards Stat Baby Cam'ron wasn't happy with the way Adrien Broner was acting on his talk show and let the iconic boxer know it. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music 38 Spesh Chose Violence: Breaking Down His Beef With Jadakiss, Jim Jones & Fat Joe 38 Spesh's challenge to Jadakiss snowballed into a full-fledged feud involving Jim Jones, Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, and a diss record that has now raised the stakes. By Aron A. July 29, 2026