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Music DJ Akademiks Shares Footage Of Drake Gifting Him OVO Owl Chain He's already shown that Drake gave him an iced-out chain, but now Akademiks has shared the moment he received the jewelry. By Erika Marie May 22, 2026
Music Narrator Behind J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Trailer Reveals Identity & Story Behind Their Collab The voice behind J. Cole's trailer for "The Fall-Off" has come forward and has some great advice for anyone who makes content for a living. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Shockingly Agrees With 6ix9ine Over "F**k The Streets" Tweets 21 Savage, Young Thug, and many more are proclaiming "f**k the streets" so divisively that even Fivio Foreign and 6ix9ine are aligning. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Offset Wanted Cardi B To Take DNA Test After Birth Of Child With Stefon Diggs The messy divorce continues. By Tallie Spencer April 09, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Believes Colin Kaepernick And Jay-Z Feud Is Disingenuous The Breakfast Club host wants the two men to resolve their issues, but questions Kaepernick’s framing of the situation. By Tallie Spencer October 01, 2026
Music Gucci Mane Robbery Victim Writes Fearful Letter To Pooh Shiesty's Judge "C.W.," who wrote a letter to Pooh Shiesty's judge in the Gucci Mane case, may have been Gucci's security guard during the alleged incident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Kanye West Honored With Global Icon Award Following Historic Houston Concert The state of Texas honors Kanye West. By Aron A. November 02, 2026
Music TDE Affiliates Claim The Game Is Lying About Wanting To Sign Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar and The Game's relationship has been under quite the scrutiny in the aftermath of the Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music DJ Khaled "Aalam Of God" Misses Scheduled Release Date But Is Anyone Surprised? "Aalam Of God" is nowhere to be found on streaming services. By Aron A. July 17, 2026
Music Joe Budden Podcast Viewers Believe QueenzFlip Revealed How Melyssa Ford Left The Show It's still pretty unclear on how and why Melyssa Ford left "The Joe Budden Podcast," but fans think QueenzFlip provided the scoop. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Chloe Bailey Claps Back At Hater Who Says She's Not A "Bad B**ch" Bailey is making it clear she can be both. By Tallie Spencer April 23, 2026
Music Diddy Catches A Break With Yet Another Sentence Reduction Diddy is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence following his transportation to engage in prostitution conviction. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026