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Music DJ Akademiks Bans Lil Baby, J. Cole, & DJ Khaled From Drake's "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks is Drake's biggest fan, and with "ICEMAN" on the horizon, the commentator is putting his foot down. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music Eminem Celebrates Being Sober For 18 Years Eminem famously suffered a near-fatal overdose back in 2007 and has been sober for the last 18 years as a result. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Drake Reveals The Release Date For "ICEMAN," But There's A Catch Drake has finally unveiled the release date for "ICEMAN," but he's making his fans wait until they actually get to see it. By Zachary Horvath April 20, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Mom Hints That He's Coming Home "Soon" YNW Melly has been behind bars since 2019, when authorities arrested him for the alleged double-murder of YMW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Relationships Gio Threatens To Expose "Lanky B*tch" Playboi Carti Giovanna Ramos asked fans which of Playboi Carti's unreleased songs they want her to share on social media. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music Wack 100 Refuses To Believe Gucci Mane Snitched On Pooh Shiesty On "Crash Dummy" Wack 100 argued with DJ Akademiks that Gucci Mane's "Crash Dummy" diss track to Pooh Shiesty is still protected by musical expression. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Chris Brown's First Week Sales Projections For "Brown" Stuns Fans Chris Brown's latest album has stirred a bit of controversy, and now the conversation has shifted to "Brown" & it's first-week sales. By Erika Marie May 12, 2026
Music Gorgeous Doll Fires Back After Latto Seemingly Denies Jumping Allegations Earlier this year, influencer Gorgeous Doll accused Latto of having her jumped over rumors involving 21 Savage. By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2025
Music NAV Savagely Claps Back At Twitter Troll Who Dragged His Music Through The Mud NAV just released his new album "OMW2 REXDALE," so he's on a bit of a high right now when it comes to disrespectful haters. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Isn't Giving Up On Her War With Matty Healy Despite His Apology Azealia is not backing down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2024
TV Doechii Thanks MF DOOM & Solange For Inspiring Her Stephen Colbert Performance Doechii gave an impassioned performance of “Boiled Peanuts” and “Denial is a River" on the show. By Cole Blake December 05, 2024
Music Wack 100 Clarifies The Game’s Role In Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef According to Wack 100, it's complicated. By Caroline Fisher December 01, 2024