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Music DJ Akademiks Lays Out Harsh Reality For DDG As "Blame The Chat" Suffers Dismal Sales Despite DDG having a stacked roster for "Blame The Chat," the album created on his streams has not seen much success. By Zachary Horvath May 12, 2025
Music YNW Melly Could Get Out Of Jail Ahead Of Double Murder Retrial YNW Melly is currently behind bars at the Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, facing two first-degree murder charges. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Cam'ron Claims NBA YoungBoy Offered Dame Dash $2 Million For Roc-A-Fella Shares Dame Dash was ordered to sell his shares of Roc-A-Fella as he has been facing numerous debts in recent years. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Claps Back At Fan Blaming Him For Drake & Future's Beef There's been a lot of speculation as to what really set the Drake and Future beef in motion, but many believe Metro Boomin is the source. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music 50 Cent Jokes That He Can’t Compete With Kanye West After He Goes After Jay-Z & Beyonce Even 50 Cent says he's blown away by Kanye West's latest antics on social media, which have included feuding with a number of celebrities. By Cole Blake March 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks' Two-Hour Phone Call With Cardi B Leads To Major Revelation About Nicki Minaj Cardi B and Nicki Minaj have engaged in a heated feud in the past, but a phone call with DJ Akademiks reveals a new truth. By Alexander Cole March 05, 2026
Music Proof's Estate Finally Controls His Music, Confirms Two New Tracks On Eminem "STANS" Soundtrack The family of the late Proof finally got control of his music. Fans now have his older work and some unreleased songs to look forward to. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Music French Montana & Max B Announce Tour To Promote New Project, "Wave Gods 2: Cosmo Brothers" The announcement comes after French Montana and Max B already teamed up on "Coke Wave 3.5: Narcos," earlier this year. By Cole Blake March 31, 2026
Music SZA Shares Two New Song Snippets To Her Finsta SZA shared two new songs on her finsta, though neither seemed to be complete. Hopefully, we get to hear them soon. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa Accuse UMG Of Trying To Sabotage Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Earlier this year, Salt-N-Pepa filed a lawsuit against UMG, alleging that the company violated the Copyright Act. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music Trina's Electric SeaWorld Performance Leads To A Fan Getting Detained Trina was the latest of several hip-hop artists who have performed at SeaWorld in recent weeks, including Fat Joe and Soulja Boy. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025
Original Content DJ Akademiks' Most Controversial Moments As he fends off the latest firestorm of scrutiny, we take a look at the most explosive and high-profile moments of DJ Akademiks' career. By Robert Blair March 07, 2022