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Music T.I. Previews Final Album "Kill The King" With New Pharrell-Produced Single After teasing retirement to focus on movies and standup comedy, fans are glad to hear that T.I. at least still has "Kill The King" loaded up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has A Warning For J. Cole Ahead Of "The Fall Off" DJ Akademiks is already scoffing at the idea of J. Cole's "The Fall Off," and ahead of the release, he has come through with a warning. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Painfully Announces That His Father Has Passed Away Rest in peace to Laurence W. Thomaz, a military man who formed a special bond with his son Wiz Khalifa that Wiz is eternally grateful for. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Kanye West Finally Confirms Release Date For "Bully" Kanye West previously made headlines, this week, for putting out a lengthy apology to the Jewish community. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Charlamagne Tha God Asking For Live Conversation DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been feuding over the Akademiks TV page, Jay-Z and Roc Nation, alleged crypto scams, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Drops Off New “Gifts” Track In Collaboration With Telegram Snoop Dogg is one of the most influential rap artists in hip hop history. He has sold everything from fireplaces to marijuana. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Posts Video Of Himself Partying With Maino As Feud Intensifies DJ Akademiks and Maino have been trading shots over the last week following Ak's jokes about Fabolous' fashion choices. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music New Hot 97 Hosts Reveal They're Not Actually Replacing "Ebro In The Morning" Hot 97 revealed its new trio of hosts for their morning show slot, which didn't receive favorable reactions from Joe Budden and Funk Flex. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator's Past Comments About R. Kelly & Diddy Come To Light Tyler, the Creator is being called out because of his old tweets, and it seems like R. Kelly and Diddy were part of the leak. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake Are Neck-&-Neck In Total Album Sales This Year Kendrick Lamar put out his latest album, "GNX," back in November while Drake released "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" in February. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Yeat Announces "Dangerous Summer" EP And It's Dropping Sooner Than You Think Yeat says that he won't be doing any form of roll out for his new EP titled, "Dangerous Summer," which drops later this week. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music UMG Could Subpoena Drake & Kendrick Lamar To Testify In "Not Like Us" Defamation Case UMG's potential witness list in Drake's lawsuit against them over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" looks very different to the OVO mogul's. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025