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Music Slim Thug Firmly Shuts Down Accusations Of Stalking Megan Thee Stallion Slim Thug's comments come after Megan Thee Stallion went public with her relationship with Klay Thompson, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Drake Lets A Whole Arena Sing For Him During UK Tour Stop In Manchester Drake loves to do this with his crowds, and he's also been able to premiere new material while on his PARTYNEXTDOOR-assisted tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Music Alabama Barker Brutally Rejects YK Osiris During Livestream YK Osiris recently claimed that he could get with any woman he wanted to, but Alabama Barker had her doubts. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Sports LeBron James Raps Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” On Vacation Amid Drake Tensions Earlier this month, Drake appeared to call out everyone who switched up on him amid his beef with Kendrick Lamar, including LeBron James. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Believes That Quavo And Offset Are Better As A Duo Than As Solo Acts Jermaine Dupri recently stated that he thinks Migos breaking up was a “bad situation” and that Quavo and Offset are better together. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Clipse Reveal Their Favorite Verses From Each Other On “Let God Sort Em Out” Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 after selling 113,000 copies. They surpassed Lil Wayne’s The Carter 6. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 20, 2025
Music Akademiks Still Isn't Convinced That Drake Is Bigger Than Michael Jackson After "ICEMAN" Drake recently surpassed Michael Jackson's record for #1 songs on the Hot 100 but Akademiks isn't convinced that his favorite artist is bigger than the King Of Pop. By Aron A. May 27, 2026
Music Gucci Mane Says Lenox Mall Fight Was Part Of A 3 Week Mental Health Episode During an interview with “Nightline,” Gucci Mane discusses his mental health struggles. By Aron A. May 27, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Rick Ross' Message To Drake Reeks Of Entitlement Rick Ross recently told Drake he doesn't want to see him lose, which DJ Akademiks found to be a desperate and greedy move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music Kodak Black Hit With Strict Terms After Prison Release In Drug Trafficking Case After Kodak Black posted a $75K bail, he was released from prison under strict conditions. Authorities accused him of trafficking MDMA. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Streetwear Lil Yachty Pulls Up To Kentucky Derby In Extravagant Diamond Chain Lil Yachty received a $90,000 custom diamond racehorse chain at Kentucky Derby weekend, where he was also attending as a horse owner. By Ben Atkinson May 07, 2026
TV DJ Akademiks Unleashes On Ebro After Being Named Complex's #1 Hip-Hop Media Personality DJ Akademiks and Ebro have never seen eye to eye, and on Tuesday, Ak was given a chance to continue the beef. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026