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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 Drake & Ari Fletcher Spotted At The Same Club In Turks And Caicos Drake is currently on vacation in Turks and Caicos, and as it turns out, he is in the same location as Ari Fletcher. By Alexander Cole June 13, 2026
Music Judge In Lil Durk Trial Hands Down Ruling On Lyrics & Videos As Evidence Lil Durk and his lawyers argued against the use of songs, lyrics, and music videos as evidence in his murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music T.I. Punches Back With One More 50 Cent Diss Track T.I.'s new 50 Cent diss track "Trauma Bond" celebrates his family above all else, as they have also supported him against Fif. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 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 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 Drake Catches "Not Like Us" Stray From MLB On FOX After World Series Kendrick Lamar fans and a few other parties have seemingly forgotten that Drake has no role in the Toronto Blue Jays other than fandom. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
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 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 Drake Draws All Sorts Of Reactions To "HABIBTI (FOMO)" Whoever didn't like Drake's "HABIBTI" already is still unconvinced, whereas fans who loved the new "FOMO" tracks couldn't be happier. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2026
Music BloodHound Q50 Laid To Rest, Rumors Of BloodHound Affiliate's Murder Surge BloodHound Q50 was murdered in Chicago two weeks ago, and rumors continue to swirl around his death, his affiliates, and his alleged foes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2026
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