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Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake's First Three Albums Are Worth More Than Jay-Z's Entire Discography DJ Akademiks knows how to get people riled up, and his latest take on Drake and Jay-Z is certainly going to do just that. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2026
Music FNG King Clarifies His Relationship With Finesse2tymes After 11-Year-Old Allegedly Ran Away From The Rapper Finesse's godson speaks out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 12, 2025
Music Twista Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Fast-rhyming rapper Twista took Chicago and the world by storm. See how his career developed into a substantial net worth. By Jake Skudder February 20, 2024
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "LOVE." Found Romance In Ambiguity Kendrick Lamar crafted one of the most personal and interpretable songs in recent memory with the appropriately titled "LOVE." By Mitch Findlay February 14, 2020
Music Drake's Three New Albums Completely Crashed Spotify Drake dropped not one, not two, but three albums last night, and Spotify was having a tough time keeping up with the demand. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music Kanye West Takes A Shot At Drake In Bizarre New “Heil Hitler” Snippet Kanye West recently teamed up with Digital Nas on Twitch to work on his new album that was supposed to drop last week, "WW3." By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2025
Pop Culture Salt Bae Banned From 2023 L.A. Rolling Loud After World Cup Rolling Loud (jokingly) bans Salt Bae from their L.A. festival in March. By Aron A. December 23, 2022
Music Kyle Richh Accuses Ice Spice Of Stealing His Flow In Fiery Rant As two artists from New York City playing with drill styles, the animosity from Kyle Richh to Ice Spice is about style and output. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Talks Drug Use Stigmas, Stance On Black Lives Matter He refused to answer questions about Trump. By Trevor Smith October 15, 2017
Music Chris Brown & Usher Launch Countdown For Joint Tour: What Does It Mean? Chris Brown and Usher announced their joint tour, last week, but they have yet to confirm any further details. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Politics Scarface Goes Off On The White House Using Drake's "ICEMAN" Cover Art Scarface couldn't believe the White House hopped on Drake's "ICEMAN" rollout, alleging they turned it into a celebration of "white power." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2026
Music What Happened To The Diddy Dirty Money Group? Diddy Dirty Money were a chart-topping trio for a brief time, before disappearing just as quickly as they arrived. By TeeJay Small June 14, 2024