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Music DJ Akademiks Alleges That Clipse Purposely Let Kendrick Lamar's Verse Surface A lot has been said about how Clipse (more so Pusha T) have handled rolling out "Let God Sort Em Out," and DJ Akademiks is calling them out. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music Young Thug Ignores Fan Claiming They Confronted Gunna About Alleged Snitching It looks like Young Thug wants nothing to do with the rampant snitching allegations Gunna has been a target of in recent years. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Pop Culture Offset Deactivates Social Media After Crashing Out Over Stefon Diggs & Cardi B Offset was furious with Stefon Diggs' latest antics after he and Cardi B went public with their relationship. By Cole Blake June 04, 2025
Songs Will.i.am Admits To Stealing Beat On "#willpower" Album Will.i.am admits to stealing a beat from House producers, claiming he thought the licensing issues had already been ironed out for the track. By Rose Lilah April 23, 2013
TV Rory & Mal Defend Drake After Days Of 20v1 Backlash Rory & Mal have been defending Drake quite a bit as of late, and that was especially true following the 20v1 debacle. By Alexander Cole August 11, 2026
Reviews Young Dolph "Thinking Out Loud" (Review) "Thinking Out Loud" caps off a triumphant 2017 trilogy from Young Dolph. By Patrick Lyons October 27, 2017
Music Nicki Minaj Says She Had To Convince Kanye West To Leave “Monster” On “MBDTF" According to Nicki Minaj, Kanye West's "Monster" record almost didn't make the final cut on "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." By Kevin Goddard October 24, 2017
Music What Is Going On In This Photo Of Trippie Redd? Trippie Redd and his "sons" hit the 'gram for an interesting photo. By Alex Zidel May 01, 2018
Music Martin Shkreli Ordered To Forfeit Lil Wayne & Wu-Tang Clan Albums Martin Shkreli has been ordered to hand over $7.3M in assets. By Aron A. March 05, 2018
Relationships Big Sean Seemingly Shuts Down Jhene Aiko Breakup Rumors Reports that Big Sean and Jhene Aiko broke up began to circulate earlier this week. However, there's a chance its fake news. By Zachary Horvath November 07, 2025
Sports Big U’s Son Pays Tribute To His Late Brother With Dominant NFL Performance Big U's other son, Jabari “Baby Uiie” Henley, was shot and killed in South Los Angeles on Friday night. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music No Limit's Mercedes Threatens Lawsuit Over Cash Money "Verzuz" Exclusion Former No Limit artist Mercedes claimed that she didn't give permission for them to perform her song "I Can Tell" without her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025