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Music Kodak Black Posts Bail Over Fleeing Charges, His Lawyer Slams Prosecutors Kodak Black is facing a lot of legal trouble, as he also has a separate drug trafficking case to handle in court. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music Kanye West Attends Daughter North's Pop-Up Amid Concert Controversies North West just released her debut EP amid her father Kanye's attempts to book more overseas shows and make up for his canceled ones. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 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
Politics Dutch Mayor Questions Legal Basis For Potentially Canceling Kanye West Shows Kanye West is scheduled to perform in the Netherlands on June 6 and June 8 of this year. This follows much controversy about Ye's concerts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Gets Key Update After "PROJECT BOT" Toronto Explosion DJ Akademiks has been front and center for updates on Drake's new album "ICEMAN," which the "PROJECT BOT" Toronto explosion is leading to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 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 Foolio's Murder Trial Is Underway As All Four Men Face Death Penalty After nearly two full years since Foolio's passing, the rapper's murder trial is getting off the ground as officials narrow down the jury. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Ebro Apologizes For Accusing Offset Of Owing Him $5K After Shooting Offset was shot outside of a Florida casino this week, and he's now in stable condition recovering from his injuries. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Ebro Taunts Kanye West Fans Who Thought He'd Never Be Canceled In the wake of the U.K blocking Kanye West from entering the country, Wireless Festival has canceled this year's event. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music Rory Claims Producer Close To Kendrick Lamar Believes Drake Won The Battle Mal was steadfast with his take about Drake winning the beef against Kendrick Lamar and Rory has made him felt vindicated with this gossip. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music DJ Drama Announces New "Gangsta Grillz" Podcast Premieres July 20 DJ Drama's new podcast premieres tomorrow. By Caroline Fisher July 19, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Hits Lil Baby With Some Advice DJ Akademiks believes he has the "remedy" for Lil Baby. By Alexander Cole July 19, 2023