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Music Netflix Fires Back At Diddy’s Stolen Footage Allegations Diddy was furious with Netflix for putting out 50 Cent's new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," on Tuesday. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Drake Left Off Spotify's Top Albums List As Kendrick Lamar & SZA Dominate Spotify Wrapped is officially here, and as you can imagine, it has created another divide between Drake and Kendrick Lamar fans. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music Multiple Teenagers Detained After NBA YoungBoy Documentary Screening Reportedly, police were called about a large group of people who appeared to be fighting in North Hills, North Carolina, this weekend. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026
Music Drake Fan Breaks Down In Tears As Rapper Drives By His Car Drake is currently working on his new album "ICEMAN," and in the midst of all of this, the fans are getting a bit weepy. By Alexander Cole April 28, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Has A Warning For Drake Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake is going to be dropping "ICEMAN" on Friday, May 15th, and pundits like Charlamagne Tha God are already weighing in. By Alexander Cole April 27, 2026
Music Funk Flex Pump Fakes Fans With Unreleased Drake & Kanye West Music With Drake's "ICEMAN" on the way and Kanye West recently releasing "Bully," Funk Flex's unfulfilled promise surprised many fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Nas Pens Foreword For Special Edition Of Miles Davis' Autobiography Nas, seeing as how his dad was a jazz musician around Miles Davis' era, knows a thing or two about how much hip-hop borrows from the genre. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals His Current Top 10 Rappers, And There Is One Notable Omission DJ Akademiks is easily one of the most opinionated commentators in all of rap media, and his top 10 is certainly something to behold. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Music Kanye West’s Italian Festival Booking Sparks Public Outcry Italy's Jewish community, trade unions, politicians, and more are calling for Kanye West's upcoming Hellwat Festival set to be canceled. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Labels & Artists Will Copy Drake's "ICEMAN" Rollout DJ Akademiks thinks Drake's new album "ICEMAN" will introduce a new meta for the music industry to follow concerning album rollouts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music Young Thug Calls Out N3on Over Suggestive Iggy Azalea Lyrics During a recent livestream with N3on, Young Thug made his loyalty to his collaborator Playboi Carti apparent. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Blesses Couple With $25K For Their Baby’s Heart Transplant Over the weekend, 6ix9ine announced that he used his wealth to help out two families in need, leaving them in awe. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026