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Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kanye West Wanted To Fake His Death DJ Akademiks recalled his controversial interview with Kanye West last year during a recent conversation with DJ Vlad. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music North West Reveals Cover Art & Release Date For Debut EP North West is going to be dropping a new EP, and fans finally now have some cover art, as well as a release date. By Alexander Cole April 28, 2026
Music Drake Suggests He Just Turned In His New Album "ICEMAN" After confirming the controlled explosion in Toronto this week was for a "PROJECT BOT" shoot, Drake seems almost ready to drop "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music The Game Says Hip-Hop Is Suffering Without Drake The Game recently hopped online to share his hot take on the lasting impact Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef has had on hip-hop. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Sneakers Boyz II Men Shares New Samples Tied To Their Air Jordan 11 Story New sample images explore the long-running story behind Boyz II Men's connection to the iconic Air Jordan 11. By Ben Atkinson July 22, 2026
Music YG Reveals Release Date For New Album "The Gentlemen's Club" YG is one of the biggest West Coast artists in the world, and he is looking to come through for the fans with "The Gentlemen's Club." By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music Adam22 Thinks Playboi Carti Might Be Worse For Kids Than King Von Adam22's hot take is now going viral on Twitter. By Alexander Cole July 20, 2023
Music Jadakiss Discusses His Relationship With Kanye West: "I've Met 5 or 6 Different Kanye’s" Jadakiss says that the latest iteration of Kanye West isn't as "awesome" as past Kanye's. By Cole Blake July 16, 2023
Viral Who Created Trap Soul? Twitter Debates Drake, Bryson Tiller, Or Kirko Bangz No matter who originated the sub-genre, it's undeniable that these three names (and many others) all helped push it forward. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2023
Music Drake Confirms 21 Savage Got Green Card, Ending Immigration Case "Savage got a green card straight out of the consulate. Where I go, you go, brother, we Yugoslavian," Drizzy rapped on "8AM In Charlotte." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2023
Music 2 Chainz Recalls His Missed Once-In-A-Lifetime Meeting With Jay-Z When Jermaine Dupri Called 2 Chainz released a collaboration album with Larry June and The Alchemist in February called “Life Is Beautiful.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 24, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Drew A Star-Studded List Of Celebs On Night 1 Of L.A. SoFi Stadium Shows Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour stop in L.A. hosted Big Boy, LeBron James, Winnie Harlow, YG, Gunna, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025