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Music Charlamagne Tha God Is Tired Of Kanye West's "Boring" Antics After DJ Akademiks' Shocking Interview Kanye West has been making tons of headlines for the controversial antics from his interview with DJ Akademiks. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Drops New Teaser For Kanye West Interview Last week, DJ Akademiks claimed he had yet to receive the green light from Kanye West's team to release the interview. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Are Rollin Down To Nashville To Open Still G.I.N. Cocktail Lounge Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg have created countless classics since the 90s. They reunited in 2024 to release their latest collab, Missionary. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music UMG Settles TuneCore Lawsuit Over Fake Kendrick Lamar Songs UMG accused Believe and TuneCore of copyright infringement by distributing fake remixed songs from Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, and others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty & His Father Arrested After Tennessee Home Raid Pooh Shiesty's family home was raided by the FBI earlier this week, and now, both he and his father are facing charges. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Breaks A Hot 200 Record For Hip-Hop With "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Kendrick Lamar continues to solidify himself as a one-of-one talent with insane milestones like his latest one for "good kid, m.A.A.d city." By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music J. Cole Explains How Cam’ron Jumped The Gun On Lawsuit Against Him J. Cole explains what happened. By Tallie Spencer March 26, 2026
Music Jay-Z Argues Criticism Of Billionaires Is A "Cop-Out" Jay-Z also spoke about working on new music, coming close to collaborating with Clipse, and more during the interview. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music J. Cole Doesn't Want To Play His Favorite Hip-Hop Around His Children J. Cole recalled how his stepfather introduced him to Tupac as a kid during his new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Music North West Builds Hype For Debut EP With Promising New Teaser 12-year-old North West continues to flaunt her musical ability, proving that she takes after her Grammy-winning father. By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2026
Music Rick Ross Hits Remy Ma With Cease And Desist Over Cop-Turned-Rapper Movie Recently, Rick Ross decided to take legal action after learning about a new film coming to Remy Ma's streaming platform. By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2026
Music Jahna Sebastian Accuses Swizz Beatz Of Kidnapping Daughter And Rape Jahna Sebastian, ex-partner of Swizz Beatz, also recently accused him and Alicia Keys of enabling their daughter Nicole's bad habits. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026