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Music Drake Scolds DJ Akademiks For Not Congratulating Him On His Birthday DJ Akademiks definitely did celebrate Drake's birthday, but these cheeky jokes led to yet another "ICEMAN" tease. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Sneakers Westside Gunn Is Teaming Up With Saucony On The ProGrid Triumph 4 The Westside Gunn x Saucony ProGrid Triumph 4 drops this December, blending bold colors with the rapper’s fearless creative vision. By Ben Atkinson October 28, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Allegedly Threatened To Shoot Limo Driver According To New Dispatch Audio Playboi Carti was recently hit with a citation for misdemeanor assault following an alleged incident in Utah on October 2nd. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2025
Music French Montana Skates By On A Technicality In Multi-Year Sampling Lawsuit French Montana had been locked into a copyright lawsuit with producer Eddie Lee Richardson over an instrumental. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music Travis Scott And Kendrick Lamar's "goosebumps" Dethrones Drake For Highest-Certified Rap Song Ever Travis Scott stunned the rap world in 2016 when he was able to nab a then secret Kendrick Lamar feature. Now, it's his biggest hit ever. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Diddy Sends Youngest Daughter Emotional Birthday Message Via Build-A-Bear Despite Diddy being behind bars, he's doing what he can to show support and love for his kids, especially on their birthdays. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music Cardi B Receives Shocking First Week Sales Projections For New Album "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B's new album "Am I The Drama?" is garnering social media discussion for many reasons, but how is that translating into sales numbers? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025
Pop Culture Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Smoke Weed With Kai Cenat During "Mafiathon 3" Stream Kai Cenat recently brought Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa on his "Mafiathon 3" subathon, and it went about as expected. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music 50 Cent Co-Signs Baby Gee’s Scathing Dave Blunts Diss Track 50 Cent and Dave Blunts have been at odds ever since Fif trolled Kanye West for supporting Diddy at his trial. By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025
Music Chris Brown Excitedly Teases Brand New Banger With Sexyy Red Chris Brown presumably previewed this new Sexyy Red collab after one of his "Breezy Bowl XX" world tour concerts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music Memphis Bleek Claims There's No Chance Of Jay-Z & Dame Dash Ever Squashing Their Beef Dame Dash has also made critical comments about Memphis Bleek in the past, but Jay-Z is the real Roc-A-Fella sore spot. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy & DJ Khaled's "Deshawn" Mixtape Struggles With First-Week Sales NBA YoungBoy dropped "Deshawn" just weeks after the release of his previous album, "MASA." By Cole Blake August 18, 2025