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Music Fat Joe’s Ex-Hypeman Claims He’s Too Scared To Appear In Court Fat Joe's former hypeman, Terrance "T.A." Dixon, alleges that he's received "endless death threats" since suing him. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Calls Out A$AP Rocky For Dissing Drake On "Don't Be Dumb" Charlamagne Tha God is by no means a big Drake fan, but even he has gotten a little bored of A$AP Rocky's supposed shots at him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Gucci Mane Fans Yell "Rat" During His First Public Appearance Since Pooh Shiesty's Arrest The incident comes after authorities arrested Pooh Shiesty for allegedly robbing Gucci Mane at a studio in Dallas. By Cole Blake April 20, 2026
Music Ice Spice's Friend Breaks Silence On Viral McDonald's Fight Ice Spice previously addressed the incident at McDonald's with a statement from her attorney, Bradford Cohen. By Cole Blake April 20, 2026
Music Anthony Fantano Trolls DJ Akademiks & Drake Again Over "ICEMAN" Anthony Fantano ruffled the feathers of Drake fans and his "insiders" alike when he said "ICEMAN" was going to drop last Friday. By Zachary Horvath April 20, 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 FBI Gets Involved In Offset's Casino Shooting And Wants The Public's Help Offset was shot at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, earlier this month, and is already recovering. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Relationships Offset Claims He Spent $12 Million On Gifts For Cardi B Amid Recent Tensions Despite Cardi B reportedly checking in on Offset following his shooting, things still seem tense between the ex-couple. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Hassan Campbell Reacts To Reports Of Afrika Bambaataa's Death Hassan Campbell was one of several people who accused Afrika Bambaataa of child molestation and sexual assault. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Passionately Argues That Drake Needs Hits On "ICEMAN" Recently, folks in Drake's circle have encouraged him to ditch the hits for more bar-heavy tracks, but DJ Akademiks completely disagrees. By Zachary Horvath April 03, 2026
Music Jimmy Henchman Responds To 50 Cent Claiming He Was Attacked In Prison Jimmy Henchman called a friend from behind bars to deny rumors that he was attacked in prison, speculation that 50 Cent allegedly shared. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music Is Kanye West Actually Dropping "Bully" Tonight? Kanye West is currently in the midst of working on "Bully," and with the album set to drop tonight, fans are reasonably skeptical. By Alexander Cole March 26, 2026