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Music Meek Mill Gives His Side Of The DJ Akademiks Beef Meek Mill and DJ Akademiks' decade-long beef continues as both have been leaking the other's text messages. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
TV Cam'ron Announces The Return Of "It Is What It Is" And Drops A Freestyle In The Process Cam'ron just came through with a new freestyle on the same day that "It Is What It Is" made its big return. By Alexander Cole September 14, 2026
Music Fat Joe Says R. Kelly Has "No Problems" In Prison After Seeing His Underground Fight Club Footage Fat Joe claims R. Kelly can fend for himself. By Tallie Spencer September 03, 2026
TV Blueface Cops $2.2 Million Home Amid Streaming Boom Blueface is currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity thanks to the streaming game, and now, he is celebrating that success. By Alexander Cole September 03, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals What J. Cole’s First Week Sales Say About The Big Three Following the release of "The Fall-Off," J. Cole says he's going to be focusing on producing for other artists. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Selena Gomez Shows Kendrick Lamar Fandom By Rapping "Not Like Us" In Viral Clip Some fans believe this Selena Gomez video of her rapping along to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is A.I.-generated, but no confirmation yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Travis Scott's Cameo In "The Odyssey" Led To Some Of The Funniest Reactions You'll Ever See Travis Scott is going to be in the new Christopher Nolan film "The Odyssey," and fans cannot believe their eyes. By Alexander Cole January 26, 2026
Music Drake Eclipses One Billion Spotify Streams 20 Days Into 2026 Given that its Drake, this doesn't feel all that special. But in the grand scheme of things, this is a huge deal and speaks to his dominance. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Music Blueface Thinks His "Favorite Ex" Coi Leray Won't Last Long With Justin Laboy Blueface once again professed his love for Coi Leray recently, and promised to change his ways if he gets back with his ex. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Levies Stealing Accusations Against Dreka Gates' Neglect Claims Kevin Gates and Dreka Gates have been butting heads legally for the last several months, and the former is dropping some heavy allegations. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Boldly Labels Drake's "For All The Dogs" A Classic DJ Akademiks labeling a Drake album a classic is nowhere near shocking, but it is slightly more surprising given "FATD's" middling reviews. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music Juelz Santana Posts Bloody Seflie After Alleged Car Crash Former Dipset rapper Juelz Santana stunned fans with an alarming photo of himself all bloody as a result of what he says was a car crash. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026