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Music DJ Akademiks Takes Partial Credit For The Careers Of Drake, 6ix9ine, & Playboi Carti DJ Akademiks was bigging himself up during a stream on Wednesday night, and it led to how he truly feels about himself. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Relationships Cardi B Claims God Told Her To Give Stefon Diggs A Chance Cardi B and Stefon Diggs finally made their relationship Instagram official with several pictures over the weekend. By Cole Blake June 04, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Thanks Jeffrey Wright For Giving Him Acting Advice While Shooting "Highest 2 Lowest" ASAP Rocky and Jeffrey Wright star alongside Denzel Washington and many more in Spike Lee's new film, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Diddy’s Twin Daughters, Jessie & D’Lila Combs, Graduate High School Amid His Federal Trial Diddy's kids have been in court supporting him throughout his trial, but two of them recently took a break to celebrate a major milestone. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Music Drake Appears To Troll Playboi Carti By Liking His Ex's Instagram Post Drake is someone who can be incredibly petty on social media, and now, it appears as though Playboi Carti is feeling that wrath. By Alexander Cole June 02, 2026
Music J. Cole Spotted Filming Another Music Video For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole popped into Nashville this week and part of that trip included this music video shoot for "The Fall-Off." By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2026
Music Doechii Comes Out As "Lesbian" On New Instagram Page Doechii previously described herself as bisexual while speaking about her attraction to women during an interview in 2024. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Is Completely Clueless About Kanye West & Jay-Z's "Watch The Throne" According to some interpretations of "Watch The Throne" and "Tha Carter IV" bars, Lil Wayne has reason to forget about Kanye West and Jay-Z. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Kanye West Warns ASAP Rocky That Playboi Carti Could Treat Him The Same Way He Did Ye Kanye West blasted Playboi Carti for leaving him off "MUSIC" and reaching out to Kim Kardashian, drawing parallels to ASAP Rocky and Rihanna. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Calls Out Fredo Bang For Lying About NBA YoungBoy Beef Boosie Badazz spoke on how he, NBA YoungBoy, Kevin Gates, and Fredo Bang squashed beef on a joint FaceTime call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Ray J Claims He's Slept With 12,500 Women, But He Has A Limit Ray J has said and done some outrageous things in his life but this latest claim about sexual partners may take the cake. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Music Joe Budden Blasts Drake Fans For Gatekeeping "ICEMAN" On "The Joe Budden Podcast," its titular host spoke on Drake fans policing who gets to celebrate the release of his new album "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026