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Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Release Window For Drake's "ICEMAN" DJ Akademiks hopped on stream on Monday night and offered up his take on when Drake's "ICEMAN" will hit the masses. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Jay-Z Reveals "Heartbreak" And "Uncontrollable Anger" Over Tony Buzbee Lawsuit During a recent conversation with GQ, Jay-Z spoke at length about the Tony Buzbee civil case, and how it broke his heart. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Music Young Thug Says He Helped Squash Lil Baby & 21 Savage Beef In New Interview Young Thug sat down for a conversation with Big Bank, where he discussed several recent happenings and discussed some past issues as well. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music Chris Blake Griffith Claims To DJ Akademiks That Drake Lied To Him About Alleged Leaked DMs Chris and Ak had a very curious phone call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 12, 2025
Music Young Thug Clarifies Controversial Lyrics On His First Post-Jail Song, Lil Baby & Future's "Dum, Dumb, And Dumber" Were they really that controversial to begin with? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "DNA" Becomes His Latest Diamond Hit A great start to K.Dot's 2025. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2025
Pop Culture Lil Baby's Ex Jayda Cheaves & Dess Dior Get Into Nasty Brawl At The Club Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves were enjoying a night out while listening to Mariah the Scientist, but things went south later on. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
TV 6ix9ine Reveals How Much DJ Vlad Is Paying Him For Interviews After fallouts with Aries Spears and Boosie, VladTV is getting transparent about how much he pays 6ix9ine for interviews. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Kid Cudi Kicks M.I.A. Off His Tour After Republican Rant Gets Met With Boos M.I.A. was the opening act on Kid Cudi's Rebel Ragers Tour, although that is now officially over thanks to her antics. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music Drake Honors Lil Wayne Ahead Of "ICEMAN" It's been a while since we've had a Drake and Lil Wayne collab, but maybe Drizzy's latest move on Instagram is a sign of things to come. By Zachary Horvath May 01, 2026
Music Meek Mill Shares Frightening New Footage Of Car Crash Aftermath According to Meek, his brand-new car "almost killed" him the first day he drove it. By Caroline Fisher April 20, 2024
Music Kid Cudi Unveils "INSANO" Album Cover The album cover for "INSANO" was designed by Brooklyn-based artist KAWS. By Caroline Fisher August 17, 2023