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Politics DJ Akademiks Reflects On Pleading With Donald Trump Jr. For An NBA YoungBoy Pardon U.S. President Donald Trump recently pardoned NBA YoungBoy and also commuted the federal sentence of Larry Hoover. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Nardwuar Lists Playboi Carti Among Dream Interviews Nardwuar listed Playboi Carti as a dream interview subject. By Lavender Alexandria July 07, 2023
Music Hitta J3 Dares Adin Ross To Visit Compton Hitta J3 and Adin Ross have both had negative things to say about each other's friend/favorite rapper and it appears the beef is still alive. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Interesting Inspiration For Her New Album She's pulling from some cerebral places for her new record. By Lavender Alexandria April 11, 2024
Music DJ Drama Believes Tupac & Biggie Would've Been As Rich As Jay-Z, Diddy & Dr. Dre Do you think 'Pac and Big would've been like the hip-hop moguls of today? By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2023
Music Sean Kingston Updates Fans After Home Raid & His Mother's Arrest According to Kingston, "people love negative energy." By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2024
Music Lizzo Wants AAVE To Be "Reserved For The People Who Created It" Lizzo thinks we should "bring back gatekeeping." By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2024
Music Soulja Boy Might Get Sued By Rico Recklezz Over Alleged $100K Hit The Chi-town rapper spoke to DJ Vlad about his 2016 beef with the viral rap pioneer, joking that he might still chase that bag for his threats. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2023
Music Jay-Z & Kanye West's "Watch The Throne" Turns 12 We look back on a few highlights from the collaborative album that had everyone's attention, "Watch The Throne." By Paul Barnes August 10, 2023
Music Diddy Writes Apologetic Letter To Judge For Causing "Hurt And Pain" To Others Diddy will receive his sentence from Judge Arun Subramanian for transportation to engage in prostitution tomorrow (Friday, October 3). By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg's Criticism Made Soulja Boy Want To "Cry" Luckily, "Crank That" eventually grew on Snoop. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2023
Music Tyga Channels His Horror Movie Side With An Impressive Halloween Costume Tyga is once again showing off why he's the kind of Halloween. By Lavender Alexandria October 31, 2023