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Music NBA YoungBoy Holds A$AP Rocky From Top Spot On Apple Music Chart NBA YoungBoy's "Slime Cry" is proving to be stiff competition to A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" despite the former's busy 2025. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music Charleston White Claims To Have Paperwork Proving Young Thug Snitched Charleston White is still going off on Young Thug after accusing Thug and his entourage of allegedly threatening him at a Druski event. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Mocks J. Cole's Streaming Numbers After "The Fall-Off" DJ Akademiks has never been a J. Cole fan, and he thinks his streaming numbers should exclude him from the "Big Three" conversation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Label Has "No Idea" What Happened With "GNX," "Euphoria," & "Not Like Us" Kendrick Lamar had an album and a song taken off Apple Music on Monday, sparking widespread confusion about his music. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Teases Drake Interview With "Legendary" Media Figure Considering the Kendrick Lamar battle, the UMG lawsuit, and the new album "ICEMAN," Drake would have a lot to talk about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music 50 Cent Makes A Bold Promise To Claressa Shields 50 Cent has been targeting Claressa Shields on social media amid his ongoing feud with her partner, Papoose. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Oschino Claims Jay-Z's Jealous Of Drake & Joe Budden's Scared Of Hov Jay-Z dissed Oschino, Drake, and many more during his Roots Picnic freestyle, which Joe Budden wasn't a fan of. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music 2 Chainz Explains Drake's "Genius" Contribution To "F**kin' Problems" 2 Chainz says Drake was responsible for turning his contribution to the song, "F**kin' Problems," into the iconic hook. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Feds Unveil The Contract Pooh Shiesty Allegedly Forced Gucci Mane To Sign Pooh Shiesty is facing this Gucci Mane kidnapping and robbery trial alongside his father, fellow Memphis rapper Big30, and six others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Drake Makes Surprise Stop At Toronto Elementary School To Support Adonis At Soccer Game Drake recently took a break from the rollout of his upcoming album "ICEMAN" to show his seven-year-old son some love. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Prosecutors Show Lil Durk's Murder Of Quando Rondo Lookalike In Music Video Federal prosecutors are accusing Lil Durk of ordering a hit on Quando Rondo that killed Rondo's cousin Lul Pab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's Album Is Done, But There's One Thing Holding Up Its Release Ray Daniels was recently on his podcast, where he revealed the latest development concerning JAŸ-Z and his new album. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026